Hey Guest!
Hey - did you know if you click on the title of a thread it will take you to the first unread post since you last visited that thread?
but were afraid to ask: 
STOP!! Never post your email address in open forums. Bots can "harvest" your email! If you must share your email use a Private Message or use the 
smilie in place of the real @
Pretty Please - add it to our Events forum(s) and add to the calendar! >> 
TexasKnucklehead
Jedi Knight
Offline
We all have learned the meaning of certain sounds and smells. Usually when we hear it, it triggers a ‘that’s an odd sound’ thought. Too often, very shortly after we hear them, we understand exactly what they were. We all know the sound of a trim ring or hub cap as it hits the road along side us. I know the sound a 2” long 7/16” bolt (with washer) as it hits the road I’m driving on. I know the sound of an air cleaner when only held on by one bolt. I know the sound of a screeching belt from a frozen alternator pulley, and the faint smell of boiling antifreeze. I know the sound of a universal that should have been serviced. I know the sound of a broken tooth off first gear. I know the sound of thunder and the smell of the rain, before it comes. But these are all things I’ve become aware while driving my Triumph.
Today while waxing the TR6 in garage, I heard a new sound. It sounded like that of a can that had become de-pressurized, and wrinkled. Sort of like a can popping from the other side of the garage. I checked the work bench, looked around and decided things needed cleaned up a bit, and started to do so. A few hours later, I smelled something strong. It was coming from the front of the garage. I’m stripping the TR3 tub (when time permits). It is resting on a wooden frame above the finished rolling chassis. I’ve been using the stripper outside for doors and wings and the remaining ¼ gallon can was resting in the TR3 trunk. The temperature reached 92 in the garage today. Apparently the can couldn’t take the heat or pressure and popped a hole. The hole drained into the trunk –which needed stripped, but the rust holes in the trunk allowed some to drip onto the muffler and onto the rear round frame cross member. The muffler was only stripped to primer, but my frame was stripped to bare metal. It’s easy enough to fix, but I’d rather be doing something new, instead of something over again.
The next time I hear a can wrinkling, I’ll look a little closer. I'm sure you've all heard strange sounds and later knew exactly what they were.
Today while waxing the TR6 in garage, I heard a new sound. It sounded like that of a can that had become de-pressurized, and wrinkled. Sort of like a can popping from the other side of the garage. I checked the work bench, looked around and decided things needed cleaned up a bit, and started to do so. A few hours later, I smelled something strong. It was coming from the front of the garage. I’m stripping the TR3 tub (when time permits). It is resting on a wooden frame above the finished rolling chassis. I’ve been using the stripper outside for doors and wings and the remaining ¼ gallon can was resting in the TR3 trunk. The temperature reached 92 in the garage today. Apparently the can couldn’t take the heat or pressure and popped a hole. The hole drained into the trunk –which needed stripped, but the rust holes in the trunk allowed some to drip onto the muffler and onto the rear round frame cross member. The muffler was only stripped to primer, but my frame was stripped to bare metal. It’s easy enough to fix, but I’d rather be doing something new, instead of something over again.
The next time I hear a can wrinkling, I’ll look a little closer. I'm sure you've all heard strange sounds and later knew exactly what they were.
