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Offenhauser Valve Cover
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tirnipgreen Silver Member Ryals Cheek
Ellijay, GA, USA   USA
1965 Triumph TR4 "YANG"
Anyone know where I can acquire an Offy Valve Cover for the tractor motor...?

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ArtL Art Liefke
Kings Park, NY, USA   USA
1958 Triumph TR3A
Believe it or not, but there were a run of those made about ten years ago from the original dies. Here's one, but you have to inquire.


Art


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Britnut Randy DeRuiter
Nacogdoches, TX, USA   USA
1959 Triumph TR3A
1964 Triumph TR4
1970 Triumph TR6
I believe Exeter in California is the source:
Exeter Auto Supply

A little pricey but extremely well made. I really like it on mine

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tirnipgreen Silver Member Ryals Cheek
Ellijay, GA, USA   USA
1965 Triumph TR4 "YANG"
Exeter Closed....

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Britnut Randy DeRuiter
Nacogdoches, TX, USA   USA
1959 Triumph TR3A
1964 Triumph TR4
1970 Triumph TR6
In reply to # 1518426 by tirnipgreen Exeter Closed....

Really? Their website looks fully up an running still- I even added a valve cover into the shopping cart. Pity if they are gone.

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Britnut Randy DeRuiter
Nacogdoches, TX, USA   USA
1959 Triumph TR3A
1964 Triumph TR4
1970 Triumph TR6
This may be a lead if Exeter is gone:
Offenhauser on Facebook

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tirnipgreen Silver Member Ryals Cheek
Ellijay, GA, USA   USA
1965 Triumph TR4 "YANG"
I made contact with the guy who took over the Exeter website. He said to order through that site and it would be mailed out "no problem"...I already sent in an order for "YIN"...the black RHD TR4...cannot wait...!

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Britnut Randy DeRuiter
Nacogdoches, TX, USA   USA
1959 Triumph TR3A
1964 Triumph TR4
1970 Triumph TR6
In reply to # 1518865 by tirnipgreen I made contact with the guy who took over the Exeter website. He said to order through that site and it would be mailed out "no problem"...I already sent in an order for "YIN"...the black RHD TR4...cannot wait...!

I bet you will not be disappointed! I put one on my TR3A a few years ago, and I inherited a second one when I bought my latest TR4. You may know this already, but the cover is a little taller than stock so you will need to fabricate some longer studs for it if you want to use the typical hold down nuts. On my 3A, I kept the shorter studs and used an MG style nut:Knurled Valve Cover nut

To use this style, I did have to drill out the holes slightly in the valve cover which may be less than ideal for some.

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Vila Robert Beers
Mechanicsburg, PA, USA   USA
1933 Chevrolet Master "The 33"
1962 Triumph TR4 "The TR4"
1964 Vespa VNB 125 "The Old Vespa"
1984 BMW 633CSi "The 633"    & more
Also try The Roadster Factory

http://trf.zeni.net/TR4-GB/index.php?page=23


Vila

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carelallen Carel Allen
Ann Arbor, MI, USA   USA
We’re you able to buy one via the Exeter site or someone else?

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tirnipgreen Silver Member Ryals Cheek
Ellijay, GA, USA   USA
1965 Triumph TR4 "YANG"
I bought two. Sold one and kept one. I then sold the car it was for...!

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oldbagpipe Alec Buchan
Bellingham, WA, USA   USA
1962 Triumph TR4 "Blue Caboose"
1966 Triumph TR4A
1967 Triumph TR4A
1968 Triumph TR250 "The 'Project"
Okay, I am familiar with the valve cover as I race with a fellow who sports one. However, I have never seen this before, which I found in a car I just purchased. Any thoughts or expertise to share?


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Perdido Gold Member Rut Rutledge
Tuscaloosa, AL, USA   USA
1960 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite "Scarlet"
1962 Triumph TR4
1966 Triumph TR4A
1966 Triumph TR4A    & more
One of my TR4As came with something similar on the valve cover.
Rut


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Tommys4 Platinum Member Thomas G
Ojai, Calif., USA   USA
1964 Triumph TR4
1973 Porsche 911T
You can buy them at Summit or Jegs. I have one on my old valve cover. It was replaced with an Offy. I bout a few years ago. I installed one on the old cover 30 years ago ...........
TMG

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Geo Hahn
Mt Lemmon, AZ, USA   USA
1959 Triumph TR3A
1964 Triumph TR4
1969 Jaguar E-Type
1984 Volkswagen Westfalia
My 64 came with one of those breathers. I think it was a common mod after TR removed the breather tube and blocked the hole in the block -- the small tube/hose from the valve cover to the carbs wasn't enough to relieve even modest back pressure with the result being oil being pushed out of any place it could go.

I replaced the valve cover with one that had not been modified but added a road draft (breather) tube like earlier engines have.

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