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Re: TR6 Runs poorly when warm

To: "Rich Blair" <rdblair@ix.netcom.com>, "Triumph" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: TR6 Runs poorly when warm
From: Paul Burr <tigerpb@ids.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 15:13:41 -0400
At 8:01 PM -0400 6/18/98, Rich Blair wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Since I am rather new to British cars (and cars with Carbs to boot) I am
>having
>a bit of a problem diagnosing my 73 TR6's problem.
>
>It start perfectly when cold, no hesitation and starts in under a second.
>However after driving for a bit and getting the engine warm it starts to
>be very
>hesitant (unresponsive to the throttle unless pumped and then floored, then it
>mellows out) and will stall if I don't force the idle to at least 1200 RPM.

Rich, I'm gonna be a wise ass here, but are you releasing the choke on the
car  when it warms up?



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