TR2/3/3A black wrinkle or black smooth,tr3

[sp53]

Hi all does anybody know if the wiper motor mounting plate on a 61 tr3 is painted with black wrinkle or black smooth paint? In addition, does the pipe extension on the heater shut off valve have pipe threads or use a gasket of sort? It is the little stuff that gets me and what I have found is that the vise and the virtue are in the details.
Steve

 

[Don Elliott]

The TRA judging criteria accept either black krackle or silver hammertone paint finishes. See mine in hammertone. Never had a VTR or TRA judge say that mine is not original.

 

[martx-5]

The actual mounting plate is not done in a wrinkle finish, just regular black paint. The wiper motor itself (the middle section, not the end plates) was done in either black wrinkle, or more usually in hammered silver.

I don't know what kind of threads are on the heater valve extension. I put a thin fiber gasket on there, as when I first screwed it in, the hex bottomed out on the valve, so I figured it needed that. No leaks.

 

[angelfj1]

In addition, does the pipe extension on the heater shut off valve have pipe threads or use a gasket of sort?

Steve: hope this helps. You may want to get a copy of the factory parts catalog. Lots of detail in that book.

good luck,

Frank

 

[Geo Hahn]

...the pipe extension on the heater shut off valve...

And if memory serves... that pipe is also to be painted black. If I'm worng about that -- someone tell me.

 

[sp53]

Hi all and thanks for your help and I do have a copy of that manual somewhere. I think it was Geo a few years back that hooked me up to a link.