> Where is Randall?
Well, I've got to take a vacation at least once in awhile! Been "roughing
it" next to a lake in IN, with no cell phone and no Internet; a most
relaxing vacation! Even went to visit some Amish farms ... if they only
drove Triumphs I might sign up!
I think George already covered it, but just to recap : I have had two TR
motors in a row now, where the liner protrusion was much too low on one
side. Adding the copper wire was intended only as a stop-gap measure until
I could build a motor properly; however as it happened I wound up using it
for some 10 years on my TR3A and now about 2 years on the TR3 and no further
problems with head gasket leaks. The gasket on the TR3A was even reused
once!
The mod was only to a stock composite-type head gasket; no changes to block,
liners or head. The more recent gasket was a Payen brand; best I recall,
the one I used 15 years ago (on the now-wrecked TR3A) was probably a cheap
aftermarket. The wire was bare "half hard" copper wire (although I'm sure
that any hardness would work). The spool of wire came from MMC, but they
don't seem to carry that particular product any more. If you simply cannot
source it anywhere else, I could probably be talked into parting with a few
feet of it <G>
I simply tacked it into place around each cylinder opening, just outside the
folded part of the stock gasket, using ordinary 'electronic' solder (63/37
lead/tin with rosin core). The ends were overlapped slightly and soldered.
There is a close-up taken just before the final soldering at
http://tinyurl.com/3m2tzp3
which might be a little clearer than the previous photo.
HTH
-- Randall
> -----Original Message-----
> From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:triumphs-
> bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Rich White
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 7:20 PM
> Cc: TR owners List
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR-3B Head Replacement (John Walker)
>
> I would have expected him to chime in by now.
> inquiring minds want to know...
>
> Rich White Central, IL USA
> '63 TR3B TCF###L
> That ain't a scrap pile, that is my car!
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