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Re: [TR] A-type OD on ebay - crook warning!!

To: McGaheyRx@aol.com, jhassall@blacksburg.net, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] A-type OD on ebay - crook warning!!
From: MMoore8425@aol.com
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:02:12 EDT
In a message dated 8/28/2008 7:20:30 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
McGaheyRx@aol.com writes:

In a  message dated 8/27/2008 11:02:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,   
jhassall@blacksburg.net writes:

Warning:  The guy (his name is  Ian Priestly) who posted item 
#320291783487 is a  crook.  I  bought 2 A-types from him years ago.  He 
said they had  been  rebuilt but they were both POS.  One had bits of 
dog food   inside, the other was little more than recyclable 
Aluminum.  It  took  him over 4 months to ship them to me; he gave one 
excuse right  after  another, each of which seemed plausible.  Since I 
really  wanted them,  I ignored the alarm bells.    By the time they  
finally arrived,  it was too late for ebay to do anything.  And  I made 
the mistake of  sending him a check, so I was  screwed.   I know of a 
fellow  Lister who bought a J-type  which was also a POS.


this isn't the first time I've heard about  this guy -
so why is his feedback still 100%  positive?

Cheers,
Jack Mc





I bought a TR4 tranny and overdrive from a well known supplier  of  used TR 
parts in California at Triumphest a few years ago. He insisted  it worked just 
fine, no need to rebuild it etc. and even claimed HE had  personally driven 
the vehicle and it worked just great. I paid a very good  price for it based on 
his word.
 
When it arrived, the tranny and OD had been separated for some  reasons. The 
solenoid mountingplate had been broken and rewelded (not that way  at the 
show). 
 
Because I had such a hard time getting a straight story or replacement  parts 
, I had it disassembled and rebuilt. The rebuilder noted that whoever was  in 
it the last time had incorrectly safety wired some of the bolts and had  
routed the wiring in such a way that it prevented the accumulator from working. 
 
The od could have NEVER worked as the seller stated.
Mike Moore 59 TR3A



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