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Back in June I put out a question about my TR3 leaking coolant around the head. I was concerned about just re torquing the head bolts and not doing a full R&R of the head and gasket. To make a long story short last Sunday I did just that. Re torqued and wow what a difference.
Not only did it cure the coolant leak but I now have faster startups, quicker warm ups and power that will snap your head back when you just touch the throttle. I messed around for years readjusting things with some improvements only to have them change.
Is this common for head bolts to loosen up this much in TR3's? It was a lot too. The motor was assembled in about 1980 and I'm sure I re- torqued the head after warm up. So if your having power, carb balancing and lack of power issues you might want to re torque those head bolts.
Not only did it cure the coolant leak but I now have faster startups, quicker warm ups and power that will snap your head back when you just touch the throttle. I messed around for years readjusting things with some improvements only to have them change.
Is this common for head bolts to loosen up this much in TR3's? It was a lot too. The motor was assembled in about 1980 and I'm sure I re- torqued the head after warm up. So if your having power, carb balancing and lack of power issues you might want to re torque those head bolts.
