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Greg,
Only this morning was I at a farm where my wife and I keep our trailer home.=
The farm is bang opposite a former WW2 airfield that was decommissioned in 1=
947 and used as a transit car park to store new Triumph=E2=80=99s prior to s=
hipment to wherever. That=E2=80=99s where the rust started. I well recall Sa=
turday mornings in the 60s at Honeybourne doing stock checks and looking for=
cars the delivery companies had =E2=80=9Clost=E2=80=9D. Happy days but fien=
dishly cold in winter as the rain falls horizontally there - and always has :=
)
Jonmac
> On 15 Sep 2023, at 14:32, Greg Lemon <grglmn@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Jonmac,
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> In the Midwestern portion of the United States we called the EOSS kit the B=
ritish car rust control system, as the cars were inevitably pretty crusty ar=
ound the edges, but greasy and rust free in the middle. Regular use of the c=
ar would keep the central chassis rust free.
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> Greg Lemon
> TR250
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>> On Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 3:58 PM <johnbmacartney@gmx.com> wrote:
>> Dave Northrup wrote:
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>> =20
>>=20
>> I know TR engines have =E2=80=9Cthe usual places=E2=80=9D for oil leaks. =
Is that the same for Rover engines? This is a whole new area for me.
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> Let=E2=80=99s put it this way, Dave. When that engine was used in Buicks p=
rior to Rover buying the manufacturing rights for the Range Rover, it probab=
ly didn=E2=80=99t leak =E2=80=93 or leak very much.
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>> =20
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>> However, as soon as it entered production at Solihull, it *should* have b=
een fitted with the fully type approved BL EOSS kit =E2=80=93 the abbreviati=
on stands for British Leyland Engine Oil Spray System. To the best of my kno=
wledge, every engine made by BL group companies (and as independents before=
that) leaked oil and even when they weren=E2=80=99t running! We Brits alwa=
ys like to give our valued export customers an unanticipated =E2=80=98little=
extra=E2=80=99 if we can as a loyalty bonus. However, from your brief descr=
iption, there appears to be little doubt the power unit in our focus was ind=
eed thus equipped and furthermore, the =E2=80=98technology=E2=80=99 in quest=
ion still seems to be in excellent working order!
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>> =20
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>> Good luck
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>> Jonmac
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Gre=
g,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Only this morning was I a=
t a farm where my wife and I keep our trailer home. The farm is bang opposit=
e a former WW2 airfield that was decommissioned in 1947 and used as a transi=
t car park to store new Triumph=E2=80=99s prior to shipment to wherever. Tha=
t=E2=80=99s where the rust started. I well recall Saturday mornings in the 6=
0s at Honeybourne doing stock checks and looking for cars the delivery compa=
nies had =E2=80=9Clost=E2=80=9D. Happy days but fiendishly cold in winter as=
the rain falls horizontally there - and always has :)</div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Jonmac</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On 15 Sep 2023,=
at 14:32, Greg Lemon <<a href=3D"mailto:grglmn@gmail.com";>grglmn@gmail.c=
om</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><d=
iv dir=3D"auto"><div>Jonmac,<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">In=
the Midwestern portion of the United States we called the EOSS kit the Brit=
ish car rust control system, as the cars were inevitably pretty crusty aroun=
d the edges, but greasy and rust free in the middle. Regular use of th=
e car would keep the central chassis rust free.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br><=
/div><div dir=3D"auto">Greg Lemon</div><div dir=3D"auto">TR250</div><br><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep=
13, 2023, 3:58 PM <<a href=3D"mailto:johnbmacartney@gmx.com";>johnbmacar=
tney@gmx.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=
=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"=
><div class=3D"m_-5424612612561381925WordSection1"><p class=3D"m_-5424612612=
561381925xmsonormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Dave Northrup wrote:<u></u><u></u>=
</span></p><p class=3D"m_-5424612612561381925xmsonormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US=
"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class=3D"m_-5424612612561381925xmsonorma=
l"><i><span lang=3D"EN-US">I know TR engines have =E2=80=9Cthe usual places=E2=
=80=9D for oil leaks. Is that the same for Rover engines? T=
his is a whole new area for me.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class=3D"m_-5=
424612612561381925xmsonormal"><i><span lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></=
span></i></p><p class=3D"m_-5424612612561381925xmsonormal"><span lang=3D"EN-=
US">Let=E2=80=99s put it this way, Dave. When that engine was used in Buicks=
prior to Rover buying the manufacturing rights for the Range Rover, it prob=
ably didn=E2=80=99t leak =E2=80=93 or leak very much.<u></u><u></u></span></=
p><p class=3D"m_-5424612612561381925xmsonormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u>=
<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"m_-5424612612561381925xmsonormal"><span l=
ang=3D"EN-US">However, as soon as it entered production at Solihull, it *<b>=
should</b>* have been fitted with the fully type approved <b>BL EOSS</b> kit=
=E2=80=93 the abbreviation stands for British Leyland Engine Oil Spray Syst=
em. To the best of my knowledge, every engine made by BL group companies &nb=
sp;(and as independents before that) leaked oil and even when they wer=
en=E2=80=99t running! We Brits always like to give our valued export custome=
rs an unanticipated =E2=80=98little extra=E2=80=99 if we can as a loyalty bo=
nus. However, from your brief description, there appears to be little doubt t=
he power unit in our focus was indeed thus equipped and furthermore, the =E2=
=80=98technology=E2=80=99 in question still seems to be in excellent working=
order!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"m_-5424612612561381925xmsonormal=
"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class=3D"m_-5424612=
612561381925xmsonormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Good luck<u></u><u></u></span><=
/p><p class=3D"m_-5424612612561381925xmsonormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u=
> <u></u></span></p><p class=3D"m_-5424612612561381925xmsonormal"><span=
lang=3D"EN-US">Jonmac<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span l=
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