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Game Plan Priorities.

Far too many new parts and new systems being changed
out at the same time for me to worry much over a
rotted floor pan. The whole damned car is on life support.

I have high hopes Jeff's refurbished distributor
will permit the Crypt Car to once again run briefly
enough to get it into a proper repair shop.

Priority right now has to be a functioning engine.

I pulled a template of the rotted floor pan area
with no disturbance of structural bolts.

I will now use the template and have a 50 mil aluminum
temporary floor overlay fabricated. A few pops to hold
it in place and give my heels some purchase as I drive
to the repair shop. A proper floor pan will probably
be more easier to install during the clutch change out.

regards,

d
 

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****... I'm afraid if this were a horse I would have to consider shooting it...

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It's not necesarrily as bad as it looks. Far worse cars have been saved. Nothing Dale has experienced yet is truly terminal. It just feels that way to him. Chin up Dale. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
 
PLEASE! Stay with it,& don't get discouraged.
Take a deep breath,& re-evaluate the situation.
Hoping this helps out a fellow TR owner.

- Doug
 
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Hey Mike!!

I was trying to keep a homefront lid on this recent
Crypt Car debacle ............

But Wendy walked by the beast, looked inside and sa
the white concrete garage floor where car floor black
should have been.

Wendy pointed out, the cost of the dead Crypt Car
(67 miles total driven) has now exceeded the cost
of my two week old, brand new, fully loaded, Special
Edition Jeep Wrangler (783 miles driven).

Wendy is not a happy camper today.

d

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Dale,

Where is your Sense of Pride & Wit, Man????

Neutralize Wendy by Placing a Nice, Tall Ornate Tropical Palm or Something Leafy with Flowers-- smack dab in that HOLE!

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Something like This with Flowers, Dude!!!

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Game Plan Priorities.

Far too many new parts and new systems being changed
out at the same time for me to worry much over a
rotted floor pan. The whole damned car is on life support.

I have high hopes Jeff's refurbished distributor
will permit the Crypt Car to once again run briefly
enough to get it into a proper repair shop.

Priority right now has to be a functioning engine.

I pulled a template of the rotted floor pan area
with no disturbance of structural bolts.

I will now use the template and have a 50 mil aluminum
temporary floor overlay fabricated. A few pops to hold
it in place and give my heels some purchase as I drive
to the repair shop. A proper floor pan will probably
be more easier to install during the clutch change out.

regards,

d

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Dale,

It will Sink Much, Much Faster without the Floor Pan ;-)

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Well, the Crypt Car has done it again!!
Another body blow to Tinster when I wasn't
looking.

I paid a small $$ fortune back last February to
have all the leaking oil seals removed and replaced.
Nothing has dripped under the Crypt car since then.

Now I sit here waiting for the last, final part
(valve cover gasket) to arrive so I can attempt
to crank the Crypt Car up and drive around the
block next Thanksgiving weekend.

But Noooooooooo, yesterday afternoon the
Crypt car presented me with a rather large
diameter pool of brake fluid under the car.

The Crypt Car is one lazy SOB. Does not want to move.

I going away with Wendy for 2 days to enjoy her
birthday.

regards,

d
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I know the feeling.... In my first 2 years of ownership I had puddles from gas, brake fluid, clutch fluid, and oil; Smoke from wires coming to/from headlights, horn, light switch. Bad starter, brakes, clutch cylinder, carbs, coil, clips and connectors, turn signals, horns, and overheating. I was just sinking time and $ had over foot and wifey was giving me and the TR with that special "look".
But! The last 4 months have been bliss! The ol' TR fires up, runs great, stops, shines lights when it's supposed to and keeps its temperature. I'm knocking on wood as I say this, but wanted to say that there is light at the end of the tunnel. After all that stuff is fixed it really is nice to have an ol' classic!
 
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But Noooooooooo, yesterday afternoon the
Crypt car presented me with a rather large
diameter pool of brake fluid under the car.

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I seem to remember you had a leaking master cylinder and didnt know where the fluid was going. Looks like the Crypt car is trying to help you find where the fluid has been hiding... I think the time away for the birthday will help you return with even more desire to get the Crypt car running. Just don't let the better half talk you into anything while you are gone.

Best of Luck,
 
Dale, do you ever feel like a dog chasing its tail? If you do, then you're officially a Triumph owner! Step by step, one item at a time crossed off the list, you'll get there and be a better man with a better car for all the troubles! Keep up with the game plan, despite your better half's intuition to quit! Its all part of the fun!
Jeff /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif
 
Brake Oil- Leak Source Located (maybe)

Yeah Jeff, I do feel like I'm chasing after my own
tail sometimes. But I'd rather be chasing the PO with a Glock!

It was great to get away from the Crypt Car for two
days to celebrate Wendy's birthday in style.

The Crypt Car is in the gargae in such a tight
spot where I cannot get under it to see where the brake oil is dripping from. None in the footwell.

Sothis Morning I remembered TRBill said to be careful
because brake oil eats paint. I found a whole bunch of bubbled up paint and traced it back to the source.

Freaking Previous Owner half-a$$ed stuff again. The rubber
cap on the smaller of the two Jap master cylinders was not "Popped" on correctly. Fluid seeks it's own level and gravity drags it downward.

Now I have a whole bunch or really difficult to access engine compartment nooks and cranies to scrape, clean,
prime and repaint.


Dale
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i figured long ago that when i buy my triumph (tr4 that i now own) i would need to make it ( or remake it) from the ground up as a super modified . these cars were designed and built a long time ago and as such require a certain passion to keep them alive. your experiences exemplify that fact and we are all here together to share in our common challenges and successes. hang in there and keep up the good work.
rob
 
There's a booster hiding behind the left side of the level from the looks of it. It may have the two reservoirs, rather than the big single unit used on later cars.

Dale, just take it one step at a time. Get the leak fixed and the car will run just fine with some blistered paint in that area, until you have time to fix it properly.
 
Dale,
It looks to me that the PO's retrofit of a Japanese master cylinder will always be problematic. I say this from observing that the installation angle appears to be much greater then that part was designed for. I would also be concerned about fluid from one reservoir gravity feeding into the other.

Might be time to consider getting the correct parts.
 
I thought that the leak was the loose cap. I didn't know there was a retrofit M/Cylinder on there. I assumed incorrectly that the earlier models used a dual reservoir. My mistake and I agree wholeheartedly if the leak is not definitely coming from the cap.
 
I think that the newer silicone based fluids are more "paint safe", but I wouldn't volunteer to use my car as a tester.
 
Silicon brake fluid (Dot 5) won't affect your paint. But the conversion is a pia to do it right. Much more to it than swapping out.
 
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