Subject: Re: [TR] [EXTERNAL] Re: VINs

From: DAVID MASSEY <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 13:53:30 +0000 (UTC)

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 Obligatory political comment:=C2=A0 Generalities (eg: all government agenc=
ies are bumblers and all private enterprises are well run) are based on ane=
cdotal evidence and usually fall apart upon closer inspection.=C2=A0 The co=
rrect answer to most questions is "It depends."

There, done.
I don't know about the TR3 head but I had my TR6 head shaved but ran with s=
tock valve seats.=C2=A0 Very soon there after I found I was suffering from =
valve seat recession in all the exhaust valves.=C2=A0 Intakes were not prob=
lem.=C2=A0 Too late as it turned out and one cylinder in particular was not=
 getting compression anymore.=C2=A0 I figured that some day I will address =
this but didn't feel like pulling the head at this time.
Then the head gasket blew.
$600 later I have a reworked head with hardened seats.=C2=A0 What a differe=
nce having all six cylinders work makes.

Yet another anecdote.
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From: TERRY SMITH <[email-masked]>
To: Reihing, Randall S. <[email-masked]>; Jeff Scarbrough <fis=
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Sent: Fri, Nov 8, 2019 6:25 pm
Subject: Re: [TR] [EXTERNAL] Re: VINs

  Okay.=C2=A0 You're both right.=C2=A0 On topic, sorta, and too shameless s=
elf-promotion.=C2=A0 I also spent 26 years as a Director of poverty program=
s leading government programs. Randall actually helped me once with a trans=
portation issue I was having for welfare clients we were putting into work =
activities.=C2=A0=C2=A0  =20
   My book on exactly how government policy is set, is now out on Amazon:=
=C2=A0 "Gaudy Baubles and Fartworms:=C2=A0 an insiders guide to welfare."  =
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   Now, on to Triumphs.=C2=A0 What is the latest thoughts on hardening seat=
 valves in a TR3?  =20
   Terry Smith, '59 TR3A   New Hampshire  =20
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 On November 8, 2019 at 10:12 AM "Reihing, Randall S." <Randall.Reihing@uto=
ledo.edu> wrote:=20
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  Sorry=C2=A0Jeff,=C2=A0I know some are very good, and I apologize for not =
being more specific. =C2=A0When it comes to the academic arena I spent 37 y=
ears in, and many hospitals,=C2=A0it is all too frequently the very=C2=A0fi=
rst,=C2=A0overriding, priority. Make sure everyone understands who committe=
d, and is responsible for, the error before=C2=A0resolving the issue. With =
11 full-time and 12 part-time years in the corporate sector it was very rar=
e to encounter the same priority before resolving the issue. Mistakes, or p=
rocedural errors, in the corporate sector=C2=A0were identified,=C2=A0resolv=
ed and everyone=C2=A0just moved on. Most of the time you never knew who cre=
ated them, only that=C2=A0it was an issue to be resolved.=C2=A0=20
 Randall Reihing    From: Triumphs <[email-masked]> on beh=
alf of Jeff Scarbrough <[email-masked]>
 Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 9:37:02 AM
 To: Triumphs ([email-masked]) <[email-masked]>
 Subject: Re: [TR] [EXTERNAL] Re: VINs  =C2=A0     =20
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   On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 7:15 AM Reihing, Randall S. < Randall.Reihing@uto=
ledo.edu> wrote:=20
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 This=C2=A0i because in all government offices the primary overriding prior=
ity when a problem is encountered is to first, and above all else, assign f=
ault to someone. Not until that=C2=A0fault/responsibility for the issue has=
 been assigned can they=C2=A0move forward on a solution.  =20
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   With all due respect, and completely off topic:=C2=A0 As a government em=
ployee charged with solving problems, I'd appreciate it if you'd narrow you=
r brush there a bit.=C2=A0=C2=A0  =20
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<div> <font size="3">Obligatory political comment:&nbsp; Generalities (eg: all government agencies are bumblers and all private enterprises are well run) are based on anecdotal evidence and usually fall apart upon closer inspection.&nbsp; The correct answer to most questions is "It depends."<br>
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<div><font size="3">There, done.</font></div>

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<div><font size="3">I don't know about the TR3 head but I had my TR6 head shaved but ran with stock valve seats.&nbsp; Very soon there after I found I was suffering from valve seat recession in all the exhaust valves.&nbsp; Intakes were not problem.&nbsp; Too late as it turned out and one cylinder in particular was not getting compression anymore.&nbsp; I figured that some day I will address this but didn't feel like pulling the head at this time.</font></div>

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<div><font size="3">Then the head gasket blew.</font></div>

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<div><font size="3">$600 later I have a reworked head with hardened seats.&nbsp; What a difference having all six cylinders work makes.<br>
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<div><font size="3">Yet another anecdote.<br>
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<div style="clear:both"><font size="4">Dave </font><br>
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From: TERRY SMITH &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
To: Reihing, Randall S. &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; Jeff Scarbrough &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; Triumphs ([email-masked]) &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
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   Okay.&nbsp; You're both right.&nbsp; On topic, sorta, and too shameless self-promotion.&nbsp; I also spent 26 years as a Director of poverty programs leading government programs. Randall actually helped me once with a transportation issue I was having for welfare clients we were putting into work activities.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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   My book on exactly how government policy is set, is now out on Amazon:&nbsp; "Gaudy Baubles and Fartworms:&nbsp; an insiders guide to welfare."
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   Now, on to Triumphs.&nbsp; What is the latest thoughts on hardening seat valves in a TR3?
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Sorry&nbsp;Jeff,&nbsp;I know some are very good, and I apologize for not being more specific. &nbsp;When it comes to the academic arena I spent 37 years in, and many hospitals,&nbsp;it is all too frequently the very&nbsp;first,&nbsp;overriding, priority. Make sure everyone understands who committed, and is responsible for, the error before&nbsp;resolving the issue. With 11 full-time and 12 part-time years in the corporate sector it was very rare to encounter the same priority before resolving the issue. Mistakes, or procedural errors, in the corporate sector&nbsp;were identified,&nbsp;resolved and everyone&nbsp;just moved on. Most of the time you never knew who created them, only that&nbsp;it was an issue to be resolved.&nbsp;</div>

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