[Overdrive Oil Leak]

Rod - Be careful because there are strong springs under the cover so carefully release the tensioned bolts evenly otherwise you risk distorting or cracking the cover - new ones are available but pricey

Good luck

Cheers Rich C-R

[unhealthy noise from the engine compartment]

52 minutes ago, rcreweread said:

If you have an original pump, try EP Services in Wolverhampton who will recondition it with modern bearings and seals and give a lifetime guarantee  -they may be able to do repro pumps as well.

https://www.ep-services.co.uk/1_4_contact-us.html

Alternatively, come and see me on my stall at Malvern as I have a small stock of already refurbished pumps which I will be selling - unfortunately, I don't post abroad

Cheers Rich Crewe-Read 

Just noticed you have a TR6 - I don't have any 6 cylinder pumps, only 4 cylinder ones - EPS can do 6 cylinder pumps.

Cheers Rich

[unhealthy noise from the engine compartment]

1 hour ago, Casar66 said:

Got the new pump (made by County). Even the new pump has already play. Not much but not perfekt for sure. The noise is gone. 

I was told that the todays pumps won't last for long, a year or so.

Where and how can I get a reliable pump?

If you have an original pump, try EP Services in Wolverhampton who will recondition it with modern bearings and seals and give a lifetime guarantee  -they may be able to do repro pumps as well.

https://www.ep-services.co.uk/1_4_contact-us.html

Alternatively, come and see me on my stall at Malvern as I have a small stock of already refurbished pumps which I will be selling - unfortunately, I don't post abroad

Cheers Rich Crewe-Read 

[3- in - 1 oil]

?? Is there palm oil in 3 in 1 - I'm confused or is it thread drift

Cheers Rich C-R 

[Inlet manifold]

Mark - ideally, you want a long neck ( or swan neck as they are sometimes described) manifold as shown in my first photo with the SU's and you want 1 3/4" HS6 SUs - don't get H6 SUs as they are longer, more prone to leaking and more costly to restore.

Cheers Rich Crewe-Read

[Inlet manifold]

Mark - the photo below shows a 4A SU set up with the correct manifold:

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Unfortunately I haven't got any of these sets spare  - however I do have a Stromberg set up spare - these were fitted as standard on Tr4s, apart from the early ones where they were using up the left over TR3 H6 sets with the short stubby manifold, and were fitted to TR4As until the latter part of production in 1966 when they reverted to the HS6 set up - the Strombergs used the same manifold as the SUs, the only difference between a TR4 and 4A manifold being the triangular bump on the balance tube for TR4s and two "ears" ( see above photo) rather than the bump on 4As.

Below are some photos of the Stromberg set up which is available for a bargain price of £550  - Strombergs have arguably obtained an unfair reputation over the years for being inferior to SUs but this isn't necessarily true - what was true some time back was that spares availability for Strombergs was much inferior to SUs so it was easier to switch to SUs if they were worn etc - the situation today is completely different and spares availability is on a par with SUs, but mud sticks!

PM me if this could be of interest

Cheers Rich Crewe-Read

 

[WANTED, TR4a gearlever.]

Ralph - I have a number of spare gear levers, two of which I believe are TR4A ones - please see attached photos ( sorry I don't know how to re- orientate them to landscape) - there are some subtle differences between the degrees of the  "crank"  and length of the lever in different TR models - these have all been rechromed and are priced at £65 each

PM me your contact details if you are interested

Cheers Rich Crewe-Read

[Better Seats]

Steve - here are some photos of some MX5 seats which I purchased off Paul Bishop which he re-upholsters into a Triumph style - very nicely done and not that expensive - his seats normally come with suitably modified MX5 runners and the TR conversion floor brackets.

Cheers Rich Crewe-Read

[Drivers door lock assembly(connects to door opening lever arm)]

56 minutes ago, John Morrison said:

……..or maybe Richard Crewe Read on this forum.

John

Thanks John for the mention - I've currently only got a nearside one - I do have some more including offside ones which I'm in the process of refurbishing but they won't be available for a few weeks at least - intending to have them available for Malvern - they won't be plated but will be ceramic coated silver as in the attached photos.

Not sure about prices yet as not many about but I see one supplier was quoting £200 each although I'm not sure if they have any stock - when finalised, my price won't be anything like that.

Cheers Rich Crewe-Read

 

[Battery terminals - bulkhead or engine side]

3 hours ago, Charlie D said:

Can't you just print an identical label and stick it where ever you like?

Or pull the label off carefully and stick it on the other side.

Cheers Rich C-R

[Any idea what this is?]

2 hours ago, qkingston said:

Apologies, my bad.

Thanks Rob, that's a possible although all the carb return springs seem to be present (later type HS6)

David

Spring off the end of an air chisel?

Cheers Rich C-R

[Tr3a starter motor]

Jeff - if you want a traditional starter ( ie not a bomb or a hi torque one ), I have one spare which has been fully reconditioned - I'm looking for £125 outright  - PM me if this is of interest

Cheers Rich Crewe-Read

[TR6 3.45-1 differential needed quickly!]

21 hours ago, Hamish said:

Give Tom a ring

https://petecoxsportscars.co.uk

or

Richard Crewe Read on here

Guys - I haven’t got any diffs left , certainly not any 3.45 ones - I may at a push be able to spare a 3.7 4A diff which was rebuilt by the Coxes with a new CWP - I’m not posting it so it will have to be collected from Colchester or can take to Malvern.

Im sure Tom Cox will be able to sort you out if Mike cant

cheers Rich Crewe-Read

[Metal gearbox cover for tr6?]

Alan - have you seen this on ebay?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226094750013?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11304.m43.l1120&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=e6bb05ea87894312959cae3a45249ca5&bu=43498925878&

cheers Rich Crewe-Read

[Crash Pad]

1 hour ago, Nick Seber said:

Hi Rich, will you be offering these on an exchange basis or straight sale?

Nick - probably on an outright straight sale basis as I've got a small stock of sets and they take up a lot of space

 

4 hours ago, John Mellor said:

That looks impressive Richard, did you have failures before finally cracking it. What glue did you use? Adhesive and my limited talent don't blend well judging by my attempts with boot rubber

John - it took a while to work out a method to restore the original vinyl/foam - this is what takes a lot of time and quite honestly I doubt if it would be viable/cost effective on a commercial basis as with age, as there is usually so much vinyl/foam damage which needs stabilising before covering. Putting a thin foam over the whole item before covering just doesn't look right as it makes it bulkier so the finish on the part has to be totally smooth before gluing the covers.

I don't make or glue the covers - I used to have a local trimmer do this but he gave up and I've only recently found another trimmer who may be able to do them so fingers crossed. The glue I supplied in the end was Alfa 178 which is a heat resistant contact adhesive recommended by Stuart on here

Hope this helps

Cheers Rich Crewe-Read

[Crash Pad]

Guys - my understanding is that the trimmer TRGB employed to do these parts retired a few years ago and they haven't been able to replace him - hence they haven't been able to provide this service for quite some time. I have been regularly checking with them and that was still the case when I last checked fairly recently so maybe that has just changed. Be good if it has.

In the meantime, I'm working on doing some complete sets of these myself which would include the dash top, the switch plinth, the left hand grab handle and right hand crash pads, and the H frame, but it is a very time consuming exercise - I am hoping to have them ready for Malvern but I'm not sure they are going to be ready at this rate

Attached are some photos of a previous batch I did a few years ago, but I did have some problems with the glue used which caused a few issues - these have now been resolved - the photos are an example of what I am hoping to do, whereas the new batch will have some minor changes to switch plinth

Cheers Rich Crewe-Read

[Goodwood members live on YouTube]

Great day and weather excellent - too busy to see much of the racing but some incredible sounds coming from the track - Gordon Murrays new car was pretty amazing and also sounded it.

My highlight though was spending 45 mins with John Watson taking him around various parts of the site for interviews etc and then having him sit next to me in the buggy to take him to his car park - chatted as if we were good friends and talked at length about his terrifying Monza crash in the McLaren!

Brilliant!

Cheers Rich Crewe-Read

PS Didn't see any TR old farts so they must all be fit!  

[Goodwood members live on YouTube]

Dave  et all - I'll be on site for my usual buggy driving for those with mobility issues ( most of us old farts now ), so if you see me, start limping and I'll give you a lift! 

I'm on the PM shift so hopefully I will bump into some of you

Cheers Rich Crewe-Read

[Waterless engine Coolant]

I thought I'd read somewhere that it's flammable - I wouldn't want to drive around with a gallon of petrol strapped to the front of my rad, if it's true! I don't think they allow it in race cars, maybe for that reason.

Cheers Rich C-R

[Overdrive value]

28% A types are not standard in any Triumph models  as far as I am aware, but are sourced from other models of the period like Jags, Jensens, Rovers etc .

Quite a few Stag based TR boxes have had this upgrade done, and indeed my TR4 has just this set up.

John - do you mean just the OD unit or a gearbox and OD unit combined - typically when rebuilt, I would expect a Stag/TR OD unit to be worth a premium of around £300 over standard TR OD unit and maybe £100-150 for the 28% upgrade to the OD unit - these are newly rebuilt prices. Once used, then values fall quite a lot compared to newly rebuilt, but if in excellent condition, I would think £1200- 1500

I understand the 28% gear sets are not very common and I don't think they are being remanufactured, but I stand to be corrected, so they were getting quite difficult to track down

Hope this helps 

Cheers Rich C-R

[AC fuel pump]

Aldy- it would be worth investigating why the blockage occurred in the first place, because if it's happened once, it could easily happen again. Possibly rust debris which will need dealing with - have a look in the tank and see whats there!

cheers Rich C-R

[Wanted - TR4a Seats]

6 hours ago, Chris Fiddes said:

Thanks

i have sent you a message

Chris - no message received - I have an original black with white piping seat which I think is a passenger one which is in fair condition and a drivers seat which was red and has been vinyl coloured black so the piping is also black , the covers of which are pretty poor so I don't suppose these will be any good

PM me again if of any interest

cheers Rich

[Wanted - TR4a Seats]

What colour are you looking for or doesn't it matter?

Cheers Rich

[Engine coolant Gasing]

I thought Pete Burgess specifically stated not to use waterless coolant with his engines/heads but I might have been dreaming it!

Cheers Rich C-R ( Crewe-Read)

[TR4/4a/5 Wiper Motor Rubber Mounts]

Hi all - I need to source some wiper motor rubber mounts( as in photos below) which are part number 17H5431 - I thought this would be straight forward but it appears these are very difficult to find on their own - there are plenty of kits about which include the rubber mount, the stud, 2 heavy duty washers and 2 nuts, but I only need the rubber mounts.

Anyone know a source or have some lying around for just the rubber mounts?

I've done a batch of nice powder coated metal bulkhead motor brackets which I thought I would make complete by adding the rubber mounts but my plans are stalled! I don't need the metal bits so any help much appreciated

Cheers Rich