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Re: 3rd Triumph to go 'bang'
- Subject: Re: 3rd Triumph to go 'bang'
- From: Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 13:05:30 -0500
At 06:53 PM 02/10/2000 +0100, Jonathan Schulster wrote:
>Has an interesting article. They dont seem too impressed with the 955 motor.
>Do Motorcycle Online have a good reputation in the US? Their articles are
>certainly well written and seem to cover a lot of stuff. They dont sounds
>too impressed with their 3rd Triumph motor in a row packing up on the road.
>Perhaps they got very unlucky or dont treat them too kindly?
Jonathan,
Below is the response from Mike Vaughan (ToA) to the same question on
another list.
>MC Online seems to have difficulty with Triumph motorcycles.
>They requested a 955i for a track day. No problem. As we all know, you're
>required to drain the standard coolant and replace it with water. Instead of
>loosening the coolant bleed screw, they removed the coolant hose connection
>to the block at the spigot to block surface. The spigots were reinstalled
>using RTV sealant without replacing the gaskets and consequently leaked
under
>high pressure. The combination of these mistakes caused the motorcycle to
>overheat. The continued operation of the motorcycle with the temperature
>gauge running in the red zone caused the head to warp .05mm and damaged
three
>valves.
>When the motorcycle was returned we tested the coolant temp gauge and found
>it to be operating normally. It is our feeling that MC Online knew the MC
was
>not operating in the proper temperature zone after their track session but
>continued on to their "road" evaluation anyway, consequently the bike
lost an
>additional portion of its coolant, and suffered the valve and head damage
>outlined above.
>I guess it's poor manufacturing.
>M. Vaughan
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