You write:
>
> Last weekend as I was packing up the TR4 for a long Labor Day
> Weekend trip to Maine, I made a leap of faith in my car. As the boot and
> rear seat area filled up, it became apparent that it would be very
> difficult to fit in my toolbox, not to mention the spare parts. I
> decided that, given all of the work I had done on the engine this
> winter and spring, I could leave the parts and tools behind and drive off
> without mortal fear of being stranded by the side of the road in northern
> Maine. So we set off . . . car packed, top down, bicycle perched on the
> boot. The three hour drive up to Darmascotta Maine went well.
> (caravaned with a red spitfire from CT for a while). The next morning,
> while my brother and I were looking under the bonnet, he pointed at the
> fuel pump and said "what's that." What it was, was the axle upon which
> the fuel pump actuating lever rides on, and it was sticking out of the
> pump housing almost 3/4 of an inch. Thank goodness I had read the recent
> post on this very problem. I remembered that the person posting the
> story had not been so lucky and had had to retrieve bits of the fuel pump
> via the oil pan. The axle was so loose that I was able to push it in
> most of the way by hand! I then borrowed a screwdriver and hammer and
> punched it in there the rest of the way. Thanking my lucky stars, I
> continued up to Acadia National Park. At every stop I checked the pump
> axle. It has shown no signs of coming out again. My question is how to
> ensure that this does not occur again (shor t of finding an original fuel
> pump)? Was there ever any consensus on this. I would also advise alll
> those with these aftermarket pumps to make a quick glance at the fuel
> pupm a regualar ritual at the filling station.
>
> My second question is regarding fuel. The highest octane I have
> been able to find is 94 at Sunoco stations. When I could'nt find one of
> these stations, I filled up with 93 octane at Mobil. The car did not
> seem to run as well on the 93 and I experienced some run-on or dieseling
> when I shut it off. This seems to indicate that the 94 octane is barely
> sufficent. I also felt like the TR was lacking some power all weekend,
> especially on hills (though a full load may have been part of the
> problem). What is everyone doing here in the east about fuel? Should I
> try some sort of additive or octane boost? I could'nt find any at the
> filling stations. Should I be able to stay in 4th gear on a long upgrade
> on Rt 1 Maine at about 50-60MPH or am I expecting too much from a 4
> cylinder engine? It may be my imagination, but the old engine seemed to
> have more power, or maybe I jsut have the carbs tuned improperly.
>
> The next question is in regard to the carbs. I used the
> Colourtune kit and seemed to have the carbs adjusted pretty well, but I
> can't ever seem to get the idle correct. It varies between 700 and 1300
> on the same drive after the car is warmed up! The linkage seems to be OK
> and I sprayed carb cleaner at the throttle bushings without any change in
> idle. Any other ideas?
>
> Last question for now: On this same trip my fuel guage and temp
> guage died at once. Any other obvious failure points I should check
> other than the fuses?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael Hering
> '67 TR4A-IRS
>
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