angelfj Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 The weather this month has been unusually mild. it got up to 60F this monday, so I took the Grey Lady for her last run of the year. Cheers, Frank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
McMuttley Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Nice neighbourhood Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EdwinTiben Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Nice.. Starting to miss my tr2.. Today they sprinkled salt for the first time, so no classics on the road any more.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Great video Frank. My car is still in my garage, but I have to move it to an other location (heated!) for the winter, so that I can put my son's dinghy in its place... When I look at the scenery of Pennsylvania, I think you guys don't have any space issues! Enough space for an extension to the garage, I think. Menno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianhoward Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Looks great weather Frank! Not here at the mo - high winds and rain! Haven't been out in the TR apart from its MoT about a month ago... Cheers Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vivdownunder Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hi Frank, That's a great last pre winter run along scenic deserted roads. Almost looks too early to be putting her away. You must already be hanging out for spring. We are so fortunate in this neck of the woods to have a TR friendly climate all year round. Rgds, Viv Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlejim Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hi Frank, That's a great last pre winter run along scenic deserted roads. Almost looks too early to be putting her away. You must already be hanging out for spring. We are so fortunate in this neck of the woods to have a TR friendly climate all year round. Rgds, Viv Over here it is hard to conceive that some poor owners have to lock the TR up for a reasonable chunk of the year instead of just hopping in for a burn whenever they want to. Years ago met a Canadian Honda Gullwing motorcycle owner who only used it for 6 months a year. Here in Canberra we even feel sorry for Viv who has to drive his TR in the rain so often. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley James Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Lovely video, lovely area and a lucky owner. TRs sound lovely and I enjoyed that. Thanks Frank. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trigbush Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 I have family living in Doylestown, Penn, and it is a lovely part of the world. I guess you have to drive so slowly so as not to run into the back of all those horse wagons... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillS Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Frank, thanks for letting us share the drive of your Tr, very pretty countryside. Luckily I live in the south of england so the rain is quite warm in the winter, and seriously some of those winter drives with a cold snap in the air can not be beaten in a TR. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeteT Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hi frank, surely your driving on the wrong side Quote Link to post Share on other sites
classic225 Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Wow,nice video Frank. No more TR motoring for us till April or May...Today -21°C and a foot of the white stuff.. Yves Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sidescreen Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Hi frank, Thanks for posting your lovely footage. Great car and great scenery! Stunning weather instead of ours, it is dull and wet. However last Friday a week ago it was stunning as well overhere during our visit to the old Holland America Line steamer s.s. Rotterdam (1959) which is now a museum. We visited it with a small number of TR club members and was a wonderful step back in time. Raymond Quote Link to post Share on other sites
somefrenchTr3guy Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 hi Frank, nice vid The gray of the lady suits the colors of fall Cheers. Guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) Hi frank, Thanks for posting your lovely footage. Great car and great scenery! Stunning weather instead of ours, it is dull and wet. However last Friday a week ago it was stunning as well overhere during our visit to the old Holland America Line steamer s.s. Rotterdam (1959) which is now a museum. We visited it with a small number of TR club members and was a wonderful step back in time. Raymond Wow Raymond, thanks for posting this. As a born and raised 'Rotterdammer', I really like this! I took my car to the guys who did a large part of the resto a few years back; their hall is heated during the winter! And it gives me space in my garage to store my son's dinghy. It was bl*ody cold this morning: even with thermo wear and a sheepskin jacket, things weren't really comfortable. Despite that, it was a wonderful last 2013 trip: blue sky, hardly no traffic and a great sounding TR. Menno Edited November 23, 2013 by Menno van Rij 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley James Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 I never completely stop using mine if I can avoid it, but my Bentley has had very little use in the last year or so because of the TR and the Healey, but this last week I've fitted a Harvey Bailey Engineering handling kit. It's a thicker front anti-roll bar and one for the back that it didn't have before and it's better for it, but I've had horrific problems with refusing to start, hesitation and stopping altogether when it's hot. The hotter it is, the worse the problem. A new coil and condenser didn't fix it, but as the tanks was down round a quarter, I thought I'd top it up, so in went £75 worth (I'm lying in a darkened room now trying to breath normally) and after about five miles, it's cleared and running beautifully. Sorry it's a long story, but petrol goes stale and can be a real pain after the car has had period of storage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Sorry it's a long story, but petrol goes stale and can be a real pain after the car has had period of storage. Yep, I've noticed that in the past after pulling the car from hibernation. This time I managed to store the car with less than 10 ltrs. First thing I buy next year will be a 10 ltr can of fresh fuel! Menno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sidescreen Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Horrible stuff those now addays petrol, the last two years I drain my tank and fill it up again in spring which works really fine so far. Raymond Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR24178 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 I really think we should put in a t piece with valve so that we can drain down the tank when laying up for the winter, what fluid could we replace the petrol with to protect the tank during the cold long winter, then in the spring use the valve to drain down to replace with petrol. Paraffin ? Central heating oil? The tank drain plug is a nightmare, very dangerous to hold a funnel under it and let it go, even if you are on a lift or and even more dangerous over a pit, I have a red top competition petrol pump kit to drain the tank clipped to a battery (well away from the petrol end) it will drain the tank into jerrycans in a very few minutes and fresh petrol can be used next time you put the car on the road Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrianC Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) I thought of Frank and others who have to abandon their TRs during the Winter, as I went for a 30 mile country lane drive for no good reason other than to cheer my miserable self up after a depressing week or two. It worked - TRs should be available on the NHS as an alternative therapy Edited November 24, 2013 by BrianC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
McMuttley Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 I took olde rusty around the highways and byways of Bromley yesterday (most definitely not worth filming) for first its first trip after IWE - 3 months and possibly its last for a while as captain salty seems to be out in his truck quite often. Took an hour or more to get the batch to start and then even after getting her warmed for a good while she ran rough as a dog, backfiring, unwilling to pick up under load at low revs (but at least the 'give it some wellie to stop it stalling' wheel spin exits from junctions were fun). Would a 1/4 tank of petrol go funny in just 3 months? Or has she de-tuned herself whilst sitting there ? That said, she did manage to fix a faulty full beam, fuel gauge and dash lights all by herself - the de-tune must have been payback ! Do things like this work - fuel diamond? http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=fuel+diamond&_osacat=9884&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xfuel+diamond+tr&_nkw=fuel+diamond+tr&_sacat=9884 Not sure i like the thought of something bashing my float around? I see the forum has discussed the merit of winter lay-up options of fuel in / out / tank full etc no clear consensus ? My plan was to at least once a month run the engine til a good temp and if the weather permits, drive up and down the close to keep the grease circulating (its a dead end so they never salt it) ??? For us novices, I would love someone to start a winter lay-up thread as a fresh seasonal reminder ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sidescreen Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 I took olde rusty around the highways and byways of Bromley yesterday (most definitely not worth filming) for first its first trip after IWE - 3 months and possibly its last for a while as captain salty seems to be out in his truck quite often. Took an hour or more to get the batch to start and then even after getting her warmed for a good while she ran rough as a dog, backfiring, unwilling to pick up under load at low revs (but at least the 'give it some wellie to stop it stalling' wheel spin exits from junctions were fun). Would a 1/4 tank of petrol go funny in just 3 months? Or has she de-tuned herself whilst sitting there ? That said, she did manage to fix a faulty full beam, fuel gauge and dash lights all by herself - the de-tune must have been payback ! Do things like this work - fuel diamond? http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=fuel+diamond&_osacat=9884&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xfuel+diamond+tr&_nkw=fuel+diamond+tr&_sacat=9884 Not sure i like the thought of something bashing my float around? I see the forum has discussed the merit of winter lay-up options of fuel in / out / tank full etc no clear consensus ? My plan was to at least once a month run the engine til a good temp and if the weather permits, drive up and down the close to keep the grease circulating (its a dead end so they never salt it) ??? For us novices, I would love someone to start a winter lay-up thread as a fresh seasonal reminder ! I'm almost sure your starting problems are caused by detoriated (3 months old) petrol. I not believe in wonders such as "the diamond", but on the other hand it's worth to try for only 7,50. Raymond Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 I think that Millers' and other brands have fuel additives that are formulated to protect the tank + fuel. Personally, I don't care: I simply add new fuel next spring. My fuel tank is made of alloy, so there's no rust problem inside the tank. Menno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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