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TR2/3/3A TR3-A or an MGA?
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chris roop
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I posted in the MG forum, but had forgotten about the fuel pump. Mechanical in a logical place compared to electric in an inaccessible place. Hmm. Thanks Andrew!
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I never said it was hard to get to the MGA fuel pump. I just like things where I don't have to crawl under the car. :wink:Safari said:
I much preferred the "puller" SU pumps used on the earlier MG-TD. To this day, I have vivid memories of playing, literally, a riding mechanic in my buddy's TD. The fuel pump was having a hissy fit; fortunately we were pretty close to my buddy's house. Top down and RH side of the bonnet folded up, I would occasionally give the pump a good THWACK :hammer: to stun it back to action (having already read Dick O'Kane's book and memorized most of it) until we could get to his garage and effect a more permament repair (i.e., clean up the points in the pump, after which it was fine again).
Oh, BTW, MG-TDs are amongst my very all-time favorite British cars! I guess it helped that two of my best friends in high school had them!
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I had never thought of buying a TR3 until I drove one. They just overflow in character.
Moseso
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I can't believe this post has gotten this far without anyone saying, "I'd rather push a Triumph than drive an MG."
Having never even sat in an MGA, I can't speak to the differences, but having owned three TR3s, I can say that nothing (except, perhaps, my BMW R69S motorcycle) has been more fun to own/drive.
Having never even sat in an MGA, I can't speak to the differences, but having owned three TR3s, I can say that nothing (except, perhaps, my BMW R69S motorcycle) has been more fun to own/drive.
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...and gas, and oil, and coolant, and gear lube....DougF said:
C'mon, you were all thinking the same; now you're jealous that I beat you to it!
I don't think Irv Korey is on this Forum (inside joke for those of you who know Irv and his famous coveralls)!Moseso said:
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Andrew Mace said:
Maybe my MGA is different but you don't crawl under the car to get to it. You just take off the battery cover and it mounted on the passenger side. Of course it has been so long since I had to work on it I may be wrong. Maybe mine was relocated. :smirk:
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I have seen that a several car shows.Geo Hahn said:Moseso said:
Triumph drivers helping an MG owner park her car at a local show (died on the way onto the field):
OK, I own a TR6 and have owned more Triumphs than any other car I just happen to also own a MGA.
The other day I was in my garage cleaning up and I found an old trailer hitch, I then remember it came off my TR3. I used the TR3 to haul the rusted out frames and other junk parts off of 2 MGA's I had parted out to the dump. I did get some strange looks pulling a trailer full of junk MG parts with a red TR3. That was back in 1984.
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Or you might be right. This was a very, very long time ago that I did this on a friend's car. Likely I didn't know better at the time!Safari said:
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I have owned many of both. I have owned TR-2, TR-3, TR3A, TR3B, TR-4 and Swallow Doretti. I have owned MGA 1500, 1600, 1600 Mk 2, roadsters, coupes, and Twin Cams.
The TR has guts. It is faster than an MGA in a straight line. The MGA handles better. It is better built - frame, suspension etc.
If you want a fun play toy for summer, a TR-3 is hard to beat. If you want to cover long distances at relatively high speed in comfort, the MGA is the way to go.
I won't make any decisions based on styling as I like both for very different reasons. I would not touch another TR-4 - the styling does nothing for me.
The TR has guts. It is faster than an MGA in a straight line. The MGA handles better. It is better built - frame, suspension etc.
If you want a fun play toy for summer, a TR-3 is hard to beat. If you want to cover long distances at relatively high speed in comfort, the MGA is the way to go.
I won't make any decisions based on styling as I like both for very different reasons. I would not touch another TR-4 - the styling does nothing for me.
