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Re: PARTS NEEDED ( WANTED)

To: Gregory Petrolati <gpetrola@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: PARTS NEEDED ( WANTED)
From: jstovall@earthlink.net (J. Stovall)
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:52:29 -0800 (PST)
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
>On Wed, 13 Nov 1996, J. Stovall wrote:
>
>>
>> >Mark,
>> >
>> >       I saw an ad for a "triple stromberg" setup, courtesy of a gift
>> >copy of the Six Pack Newsletter (thanks, Tom Tweed). Is this what you
>> >meant? Can this manifold be used with SU's or Strom's? Do they have
>> >the same bolt pattern? Not that I'm ready, just curios...
>>
>> Noooooo! Not another Stromberg! Two is more than enough! (On the other
>> hand, that extra "seat of the pants" thing sounds like fun.....)
>>
>> Jeff "Finally got his Stroms running acceptily" Stovall
>> jstovall@earthlink.net
>> "I'm God's gift to humility."
>> 1966 Triumph GT6 mk1
>
>
>>       I got this tip for fine tuning Stromberg Zeniths from an old TR
>        duffer, who shall remain nameless (his initials are I.K.).
>
>        #1. Remove SZ carbs from their mounts.
>
>        #2. Carefully remove all linkage.
>
>        #3. Take both carbs out of the garage
>
>        #4. Pick a direction and throw carb #1 as far as you can
>
>        #5. Throw carb #2 as far as you can in the opposite direction
>
>        #6. Get SU carbs
>
>        I tried this method with the SZ's that came with the "Green Man".
>        It worked like a charm.
>
>        Greg "currently ensconced in his Nomex nightie" Petrolati
>
>>
>
>gpetrola@prairienet.org                         1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
>        "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
>Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois


I don't know, I prefer the hammer method myself. Works great on that
die-cast aluminiun....

Jeff
Going in for my driver's test tommorow. Hope I don't get "Big Bertha, the
DMV officer"......looks like I'll have insurance on the GT6, too.



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