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  3. Dead(?) Battery

    in General TR Technical

    Posted

    Thanks Rob, that makes sense… I will give it a little longer slowly and steadily..

     

    (Sure I should not really be asking this: Does sealed actually mean sealed, or can you - is it beneficial to - peel off the plastic sticker and can you still open the caps underneath to have a sight in at the level and what is going on?)

  4. Dead(?) Battery

    in General TR Technical

    Posted

    Thanks Ralph and Dave, giving me some hope…. (Very) slowly and steadily coming up to just under 11volts - not enough! - with the charge still around one amp.

     

    No concerns with a modern sealed for life battery ‘boiling’ ? - Remembering we used to loosen the caps and add distilled water in the old days

  6. Dead(?) Battery

    in General TR Technical

    Posted

    Thanks Rob, and yes it was months (stupid me but time does seem to fly).. I’ll give it a couple of days and report back…

     

    (I’m loving that this really old charger, full of cobwebs and all, is already getting so much farther than all the modern replacements with all the gizmos but, was /am slightly concerned that I threw out another old - but much newer charger - many years ago due to concerns…)

  7. Dead(?) Battery

    in General TR Technical

    Posted

    AD8E23B4-EE5D-49EB-9690-3B304FB3855B.thumb.jpeg.5f70d61f8e0e17d0d7048edbc036a749.jpegPreamble: This is non TR but an old Jag I have but more recently rarely use… I bought a new (Bosch) battery which was fine the rare occasions that I used the car, really only once or twice. However, I stupidly left it connected without any trickle or ‘maintenance’ charge for some time, to then find flat at only 4.5 - I suspect the alarm was the main culprit!

    Maintenance and other modern ‘intelligent charging’ all failed. Therefore, as a last resort, I have resorted to this ‘old monster’ - any one remember them, what period? - which has slowly (over the last day and a bit) and progressively brought up to 10+volts, getting itself warm from the outset and registering a fairly consistent 1amp…. Question I would like to know from all you experts, will I do any ‘damage’ keeping going? - Don’t think I can go back to Bosch without any paperwork? - But, should it have died with so little actual use?

     

    Good weekend to all

     

    Tony

     

     

  9. Where did you drive to with your TR today

    in TRs Out and About

    Posted · Edited by Tony_C
    Forgot the photo

    Our green and pleasant land……..

     

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    Still…. Lucky to get in with a full crowd riverted to the action?!….. Was on the way back from rare (for me) run out to TVG at Surrey Oaks annual beer festival…… if you didn’t watch the news, this area of Surrey takes you back to the time that everything was well in the world

  10. Heater leak. - new T7 Heater

    in TR2/3/3A/3B Forum

    Posted

    Yup, you have got to do whatever is best for you…… However, a woolly vest and thick pair of socks would still be much more cost effective and give you substantially better power to weight ratio… B)

     

    B) Reminds me (although I cannot remember where - might have been my pal who used to work with McLaren and other F1 but now runs the race program for rich and corpulent Aston Martin owners) to get the competitive edge they specify every possible expensive option right down to paying extra for windscreen wiper blades a few grams lighter than standard…….. when they actually would be much better off not over indulging in the pre and post race ‘snacks’ and beverages…:rolleyes:

  11. Heater leak. - new T7 Heater

    in TR2/3/3A/3B Forum

    Posted

    Hi Hamish,

    Here’s my  ‘alternative tuppence worth’ …. Although doubtless many will be along to dispute it is really worth quite that mu:Pch …

     

    My 3A, although one of the very last off the line, must be a bit further on than yours started the same leak from within a few years ago… I bypassEd and took it out with intention to repair or replace…… However, don’t know how much sub-zero winter driving you do?…. Global warming is really coming/here!….. I found more space under the dash, no more fan bearing rattling and - importantly for ‘competition cars’ - weight saving all to be of benefit…

    Thus far I have been happily running without (admittedly pretty much all non-winter driving)….. I would suggest that this is not something you need to rush into as a priority?!

  13. Best ‘undiscovered’ driving roads around Europe..

    in Social Scene

    Posted

    Yep Sean, I agree - I spent a few happy years living in the S of France - many wonderful and relatively empty roads… (Tough decision though whether to stock up on more than decent red or, the bubbly stuff? <_<)

    However, Islands generally seem to have it all compressed in; manic driving up to the top of a gorge, then the sea both sides until you wind back down the other side and again back up another one…

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  14. VERY POOR FUEL CONSUMPTION

    in TR2/3/3A/3B Forum

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Rob Salisbury said:

    Tr4A with 89mm pistons, big valve head, extractor manifold, 45 Webers, Piper fast road cam, Overdrive and 3.45 diff, ... on many ski season alpine journeys 2 day TRundle on the RN outward journey approx 600 miles (65 to 70 tops) and 2 full tanks (about 30 to the gall), return an overnight motorway blast going past everything except petrol stations!!, .... lucky to get better than 20 to the gal !! ...... conclusion petrol consumption directly proportional to weight of right foot!!

    Cheers Rob 

    ……….. All bets are off on any / every car that runs Webers Rob….B)!

    Had them on my Elan Sprint and couple of other ‘exotica’…….. what a joy when on song but, even when popping and hissing they are such thirsty little monsters…

    Cheers

    Tony

  16. VERY POOR FUEL CONSUMPTION

    in TR2/3/3A/3B Forum

    Posted

    Hi John,

    I’ve only ever driven fairly standard 4 pot side screen cars but, in my experience, even with spirited driving and ‘proper’ use of the overdrive you should really be getting close to double your 18 mpg - That is V12 Jaq territory ! 

    Whilst I am sure to be shot down… I’m somewhat amazed to hear a TR2 managing under 20 mpg ; that is not what they are about!?

  17. Best ‘undiscovered’ driving roads around Europe..

    in Social Scene

    Posted

    Although it is pretty quiet around here, this is not meant to be contentious……

    Previously, having rally’d / driven the majority - if not all - the commonly accepted ‘best routes’… Having spent the last month in the Greek Islands, I’m going to make the case for the ‘mountain’(?) passes up over and around Crete….  ?!

    Anyone done the Acropolis Rally? I can now certainly see the appeal…….. These (EU funded?) hairpins are magnificent and terrific fun…… give me another week and I will be keeping up with the locals and - Or more likely - divorced!……. New tyres required every week on the cheapest hire car in Greece :oB) !

     

  18. The younger generation and gardens ….

    in Social Scene

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Peter Cobbold said:

    Sue,

    It's called habitat.................insects, voles etc. When they are away in autumn sprinkle wild-flower seeds eg Ox eye daisy, angelica, cow-slip, dandelion etc and other perennials and you'll soon have wild flower meadow to gaze down upon. Miles better for wildlifeand more attractive than a sterile,mowed lawn.

    Peter

    This is what you should have explained Crawfie…………….. Five hours hard graft and ………. Turns out you ruined / sterilised the meadow?! :rolleyes:

  20. That was a year that was..

    in General TR Technical

    Posted

    Pete,

    As you are aware, I rarely dive in with comments here but, just to say…… I’m in awe!

     

    …..Not for the petrol pipe repair per se…. (That would have also been my modus-operandB)i )……. It’s actually all about your tenacity and resilience in facing set back after set back and continually improving however difficult the circumstances that is the inspiration on here……

     

    Many of us can ‘talk a good game’…….. You talk it better and, importantly, actually continuously and methodically back it up  :)!

     

    Cheers 

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