- 1. High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 16:38:52 -0700
- Next month Triumphest is being held at South Lake Tahoe, elevation ~6200 feet, on the way up there via Hwy 395 or 50, there are several passes higher than that, some up to 8000 feet high. From my exp
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg00576.html (8,305 bytes)
- 2. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:07:22 -0700
- I live at 7,000' and routinely drive up to 9,000 or down to 1,500 without adjustment or noticeable changes in performance. If you are already set a bit on the rich side you may experience some proble
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg00578.html (8,118 bytes)
- 3. RE: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:18:51 -0700
- It's actually fairly easy, if you use the "lift the piston" method and have the little pins (on SUs) working. I live near sea level. When I drove my TR3A with stock H6 carbs to Breckenridge for VTR
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg00579.html (8,314 bytes)
- 4. re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 04:07:37 EDT
- I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and the last time I drove the TR4 up to Lake Tahoe I turned my Stromberg carb jets 'in' (leaner) by about 1/2 revolution which seemed to be about right for the h
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg00590.html (8,499 bytes)
- 5. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:33:43 +0200
- up to around 8,000 feet, it is fine to lift the mixture nut up two or three flats. (IMHO the correctness of the mixture is better determined by examining the colour and state of the spark plugs.) If
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg00591.html (8,420 bytes)
- 6. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 14:21:44 EDT
- Maybe it's not necessary to adjust carbs for Lake Tahoe CA's high altitude - but after a couple days in Tahoe coming from sea level I did readjust my mix and I THINK it helped - I just have no real p
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg00606.html (7,880 bytes)
- 7. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:14:06 -0400 from [4.14.63.238] at Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:14:11 -0500
- At VTR in Breckenridge Colorado 3 years ago I had to readjust my carbs as well as the timing, it would not run at that level, the host club had a clinic setup just for this purpose, many were in line
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg00609.html (7,738 bytes)
- 8. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:16:16 -0400 from [4.14.63.238] at Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:16:21 -0500
- Let me add to my previous post Breckenridge is at the 9,000 ft level and then it's all "up" hill from there, so I think this is much higher than Reno" "FT" Check out the new British Cars Forum: http:
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg00610.html (7,510 bytes)
- 9. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:23:07 -0700 filter02.roc.ny.frontiernet.net
- I am at 4200' elevation and about 120 miles from the north shore of Lake Tahoe. When I was over at Tahoe last month, had no problems. Though I met a few people while there who had experienced breathi
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg00611.html (8,090 bytes)
- 10. High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Bauder" <jimbpps@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 16:38:52 -0700
- Next month Triumphest is being held at South Lake Tahoe, elevation ~6200 feet, on the way up there via Hwy 395 or 50, there are several passes higher than that, some up to 8000 feet high. From my exp
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01362.html (8,859 bytes)
- 11. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:07:22 -0700
- I live at 7,000' and routinely drive up to 9,000 or down to 1,500 without adjustment or noticeable changes in performance. If you are already set a bit on the rich side you may experience some proble
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01364.html (8,965 bytes)
- 12. RE: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:18:51 -0700
- It's actually fairly easy, if you use the "lift the piston" method and have the little pins (on SUs) working. I live near sea level. When I drove my TR3A with stock H6 carbs to Breckenridge for VTR
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01365.html (9,377 bytes)
- 13. re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 04:07:37 EDT
- I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and the last time I drove the TR4 up to Lake Tahoe I turned my Stromberg carb jets 'in' (leaner) by about 1/2 revolution which seemed to be about right for the h
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01376.html (9,764 bytes)
- 14. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:33:43 +0200
- up to around 8,000 feet, it is fine to lift the mixture nut up two or three flats. (IMHO the correctness of the mixture is better determined by examining the colour and state of the spark plugs.) If
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01377.html (9,717 bytes)
- 15. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 14:21:44 EDT
- Maybe it's not necessary to adjust carbs for Lake Tahoe CA's high altitude - but after a couple days in Tahoe coming from sea level I did readjust my mix and I THINK it helped - I just have no real p
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01392.html (9,085 bytes)
- 16. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: "FRED E THOMAS" <frede.thomas2@verizon.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:14:06 -0400 from [4.14.63.238] at Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:14:11 -0500
- At VTR in Breckenridge Colorado 3 years ago I had to readjust my carbs as well as the timing, it would not run at that level, the host club had a clinic setup just for this purpose, many were in line
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01395.html (8,838 bytes)
- 17. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: "FRED E THOMAS" <frede.thomas2@verizon.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:16:16 -0400 from [4.14.63.238] at Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:16:21 -0500
- Let me add to my previous post Breckenridge is at the 9,000 ft level and then it's all "up" hill from there, so I think this is much higher than Reno" "FT" Check out the new British Cars Forum: http:
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01396.html (8,361 bytes)
- 18. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim I. Purdy" <timipurdy@citlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:23:07 -0700 filter02.roc.ny.frontiernet.net
- I am at 4200' elevation and about 120 miles from the north shore of Lake Tahoe. When I was over at Tahoe last month, had no problems. Though I met a few people while there who had experienced breathi
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01397.html (8,692 bytes)
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