| To: | triumphs@autox.team.net |
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| Subject: | re: Smoking TR3A |
| From: | Jeff.A.Williamson@jci.com |
| Date: | Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:03:48 -0400 jwimkrs1.na.jci.com/NA/Johnson_Controls(Release 5.0.9a |January 7, 2002) at 10/07/2002 08:05:13 AM |
| Cc: | KingsCreekTrees@aol.com |
>My '58 model year TR3A emits smoke from the engine oil filler once the car is >warm. The car does not overheat and it's coolant temperature remains very >slightly below the middle position. Hate to scare you, but when mine did this, it was due to broken rings in 2 of the cylinders. It got so bad that a white cloud would form around me at a stop light! A new set of rings cured the problem. Jeff W. '58 TR3A Belleville, MI /// triumphs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive |
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