After 5 long years of restoring my TR3, my TR3 fired right up with too much hassle. The only real problem I had was the fuel pump that I was unable to prime, until I swapped out the internal valves with different ones. For some reason or another, the valves were defective.
Some quick questions though:
1. I started the engine and, after the carb bowls filled, ran it at 2000 rpm for 15 minutes, as is recommended by many. Also I used ZDDP for added insurance. At start up I had around 70 lbs of oil pressure, and after fully warmed up, about 50 lbs when running at 2000 rpms. At around 1000 rpms it dropped to 30 lbs. Does this sound right?
2. I installed a pertronix ignition system, and due to the increased voltage, gapped the spark plugs at .035 instead of the recommended .032. Too much, too little or just right?
3. I have some coolant leaks that I have to track down. Based on my drips, it looks like one could be emmanating from the side of the block where a stamped steel mounting bracket is bolted and which serves as a mount for the generator, IF, those bolt holes go clear through the block and come in contact with the coolant. Anyone know if the those bolt holes for that mount go all the way through the block?
4. The other coolant drips are my draincocks on the side of the block and the radiator. No, they're not leaking around the threads, but rather the works themselves are leaking. They're brand new and shouldn't be leaking the way they are, but who knows, it could be Taiwanese junk. Anyone have experience with these and know a way to seal them?
5. How long before I should change the start up oil, retorque the head, and adjust the valves?
Thanks!
Some quick questions though:
1. I started the engine and, after the carb bowls filled, ran it at 2000 rpm for 15 minutes, as is recommended by many. Also I used ZDDP for added insurance. At start up I had around 70 lbs of oil pressure, and after fully warmed up, about 50 lbs when running at 2000 rpms. At around 1000 rpms it dropped to 30 lbs. Does this sound right?
2. I installed a pertronix ignition system, and due to the increased voltage, gapped the spark plugs at .035 instead of the recommended .032. Too much, too little or just right?
3. I have some coolant leaks that I have to track down. Based on my drips, it looks like one could be emmanating from the side of the block where a stamped steel mounting bracket is bolted and which serves as a mount for the generator, IF, those bolt holes go clear through the block and come in contact with the coolant. Anyone know if the those bolt holes for that mount go all the way through the block?
4. The other coolant drips are my draincocks on the side of the block and the radiator. No, they're not leaking around the threads, but rather the works themselves are leaking. They're brand new and shouldn't be leaking the way they are, but who knows, it could be Taiwanese junk. Anyone have experience with these and know a way to seal them?
5. How long before I should change the start up oil, retorque the head, and adjust the valves?
Thanks!