Re: [TR] Update on low oil pressure situation

[DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>]

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 An easy fix.=C2=A0 Well, compared to pulling the engine.=C2=A0 Onward and =
upward.
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From: andrew uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Sat, May 16, 2020 2:43 pm
Subject: [TR] Update on low oil pressure situation

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built engine on a newly-restored TR3B.=C2=A0 Great pressure at start up but=
 once the engine warmed, it fell like a stone.=C2=A0 Tried a new oil pump, =
replaced the oil filter head =E2=80=93 still no luck. =C2=A0So I finally fo=
und the problem.=C2=A0 When I plastigaged the rod bearings today I realized=
 they were wrong.=C2=A0 The crank is obviously not the standard crank I tho=
ught.=C2=A0 However the mix-up occurred (probably too many cranks being han=
dled at the same time) it was clearly my fault for not plexigaging the bear=
ings before putting them on.=C2=A0 I thought I had, but we=E2=80=99ll have =
to put it down to a senior moment. =C2=A0Thank you all for your suggestions=
!

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<div> <font size=3D"3">An easy fix.&nbsp; Well, compared to pulling the eng=
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From: andrew uprichard &lt;auprichard@uprichard.net&gt;<br>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net<br>
Sent: Sat, May 16, 2020 2:43 pm<br>
Subject: [TR] Update on low oil pressure situation<br>
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<div class=3D"yiv0370142402MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Time=
s New Roman&quot;, serif;">Story:&nbsp; freshly rebuilt engine on a newly-r=
estored TR3B.&nbsp; Great pressure at start up but once the engine warmed, =
it fell like a stone.&nbsp; Tried a new oil pump, replaced the oil filter h=
ead =E2=80=93 still no luck.</span></div>

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s New Roman&quot;, serif;"> &nbsp;</span></div>

<div class=3D"yiv0370142402MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Time=
s New Roman&quot;, serif;">So I finally found the problem.&nbsp; When I pla=
stigaged the rod bearings today I realized they were wrong.&nbsp; The crank=
 is obviously not the standard crank I thought.&nbsp; However the mix-up oc=
curred (probably too many cranks being handled at the same time) it was cle=
arly my fault for not plexigaging the bearings before putting them on.&nbsp=
; I thought I had, but we=E2=80=99ll have to put it down to a senior moment=
.</span></div>

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s New Roman&quot;, serif;"> &nbsp;</span></div>

<div class=3D"yiv0370142402MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Time=
s New Roman&quot;, serif;">Thank you all for your suggestions!<br>
<br>
Andrew</span></div>
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