Interesting.
It was only a few months before all the problems started that I had replaced
the air filter.
Over that time I wasn't driving the car too hard and probably wouldn't have
noticed any problems.
----- Original Message -----
From: Irv Korey
To: Glen Johnson
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 12:38 PM
Subject: RE: Re: the problem (previously about fuel pressure)
At 09:17 AM 1/17/02 +1100, you wrote:
>We took the car out for a run for 20min or so and only once did it falter -
on
>a hill winding it out in 2nd gear it got to about 4500 then sat there a bit
-
>then (with foot still firmly planted) it moved around to 5000 and went up
and
>down rhythmically to and from 5200.
Just for grins, have you examined your air cleaners? At my 2nd race with my
freshly restored TR4 vintage racer, the engine did not want to rev past
5000. Lifting improved acceleration. We determined that the air cleaners, a
brand new pair of foam element types, were too restrictive. After they were
removed, the engine revved happily to 6000. I now run a different brand and
style of air cleaner with no problems.
I know this is a long shot, but may be worth a look. If your air cleaners
are real dirty, your engine may be running too rich to be happy
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
63 TR4 VSCDA Group 2 #58
Highland Park, IL
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