- 1. Gas in the Sump after VTR (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 15:01:03 EDT
- Hey Guys, I took the TR6 to Breckinridge on a Trailer. Once there I drove it 360 miles or so. Today, back in Ohio and good air, I took it out for a run and noticed the oil pressure was down. Upon che
- /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00020.html (7,444 bytes)
- 2. Re: Gas in the Sump after VTR (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 12:46:22 -0700
- Not so mysterious, your fuel pump is bad. Happening at VTR was just a coincidence. Randall
- /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00021.html (7,476 bytes)
- 3. Gas in the Sump after VTR (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 17:49:29 EDT
- I have to assume the fuel pump went south and allowed gas to leak to the sump instead of some mysterious high altitude phenomenon affecting Ohio Sixes. I took the fuel pump out and replaced it this a
- /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00028.html (7,365 bytes)
- 4. Gas in the Sump after VTR (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 20:47:03 -0400
- Message text written by INTERNET:TR250Driver@aol.com miles or so. Today, back in Ohio and good air, I took it out for a run and noticed the oil pressure was down. Upon checking the oil I found the le
- /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00031.html (8,946 bytes)
- 5. Gas in the Sump after VTR (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 20:47:05 -0400
- Message text written by INTERNET:TR250Driver@aol.com sump instead of some mysterious high altitude phenomenon affecting Ohio Sixes. I took the fuel pump out and replaced it this afternoon but could s
- /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00033.html (7,975 bytes)
- 6. Re: Gas in the Sump after VTR (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 20:09:30 -0700
- Darryl : You need to get pressure on the diaphragm to see the leak. To do this on the bench, plug up the pump outlet (I found a flare tubing plug that worked), and then either run a line from the inl
- /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00035.html (8,331 bytes)
- 7. RE: Gas in the Sump after VTR (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 22:21:51 -0600
- My first suspicion is the fuel pump. My second suspicion would be the needle valves in the carb float bowls. An RMTC club member recently had the same problem you mention (1 1/2 gallons of fuel and
- /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00040.html (7,326 bytes)
- 8. Re: Gas in the Sump after VTR (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 02:44:51 -0400
- Yeah, those lovely Grose Jets (or "gross jets") can lead to some fun unscheduled oil changes, as all that extra fuel that gets dumped into the cylinders leaks past the piston rings and into the sump.
- /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00043.html (8,256 bytes)
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