"oxygenated gas" - What on earth are you, and or your mechanic talking
about? I'm sorry to pick a fight but this sounds like a load of
'codswallop'(aka BS). Perhaps you just had water (and/or some other
contaminant) in your tank and when you drained and re-filled it you cleared
it out. These are Standard Triumph engines we're talking about here - one
step removed from tractor engines, not Ferraris. They were probably run on
80 octane back in the day! now you run yours on 'hot rod' fuel?
Jeff Webster
PS: The choke would make a difference, these are SU carbs, by pulling the
choke you let in considerably more fuel. Next time you have yours off, take
a look at the action pulling the choke has on the main jet.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-morgans@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-morgans@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of L.J. & M.L. Shields
> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 6:33 PM
> To: BobTescione; morgans@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Dirt in the Petrol Tank
>
>
> In reply to the problem of a plugged gas line, be sure it is dirt
> and not a
> gas problem. I had the same problem with my 67 +4 (TR4 engine). After
> driving approximately 20 minutes the engine bogged down and would only
> respond to a full choke. This repeated itself over and over. Dirt in the
> system seemed to be the logical culprit. However, I reasoned why would a
> full choke matter.
>
> I brought this problem to a long time mechanic friend, and he
> suggested that
> the problem was not dirt in the line but the oxygenated gas. He
> pointed out
> that this gas boils at a lower temperature. I drained my full tank,
> replaced it with non-oxygenated gas and the problem was solved.
>
> If you do not know where to get non-oxygenated gas in your area, the local
> street rod association will likely have a list of the stations selling it.
> Call ahead to be sure.
>
> Good luck, hope this solves your problem as it did mine.
>
> Lloyd Shields
> Minnesota Morgan Club
> 67 Morgan +4
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-morgans@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-morgans@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of BobTescione
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 2:09 PM
To: morgans@autox.team.net
Subject: Dirt in the Petrol Tank
Brethren:
Some guidance, please. Just got my car back on the road after a complete
front end rebuild(51 +4). However it doesn't want to travel very far
before the fuel line seems to get plugged with dirt. Blowing air back
through the line will clear it for a while, but not reliably enough to
drive the car more than a couple of miles. I know that the inevitable
solution is pulling the tank and getting it cleaned.
How can I avoid this hassle in the future. I'd appreciate your thoughts
on the subject.
Bob Tescione
mogman@rpa.net
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