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Re: [Fot] DCOE setup on stock tr6

To: Scott Janzen <sjanzen@me.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] DCOE setup on stock tr6
From: Chuck Gee via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:51:43 -0800
Cc: fot@autox.team.net, chris panayotti <chrispanayotti@gmail.com>
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Are the bowl vents clear?

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> On Nov 15, 2019, at 5:44 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> More information is needed.
> I assume these are 40 DCOEs, not 45s?
> What size chokes are you running? 
> Main jets, idle jets?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Nov 15, 2019, at 7:52 PM, chris panayotti via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi all, 
>> 
>> I ran across an archive on your site from a Robert Lang, looks like from 
>> December last year. So Taking a total shot in the dark emailing this. Anyway 
>> in the thread he talks about running triple DCOEs on a Canon manafold on a 
>> TR6 with stock cam and stock compression. I am trying to do the exact same. 
>> He mentioned toward the end that he would be willing to share knowledge on 
>> the jets and knowledge.
>> 
>> So here it goes, the main symptom I am running into currently is accleration 
>> off idle.  It starts up and idles pretty good with mixture screws all out 
>> about 1.25 turns. But bumping the throttle at that point either load or no 
>> load bogs bigtime, bassically kills the engine if I hold it, even if I go 
>> very slowly. I did manage to get it to a point where it revs so so if I keep 
>> bumping it fast with no load, but with any load at all it bogs and dies.  
>> I've come to the conclusion my progression circuit is to blame and that 
>> operates off the idle jet, of which all are currently 50F11.
>> 
>> I've gone over all the valve timing with a fine toothed comb and verified a 
>> stock cam by checking the lift. All valve gaps are perfect At .010".  I 
>> removed the vacuum retard from the distributor and am running it at 12deg 
>> BTDC right now, and the mechanical advance does work and brings it up to 
>> 24ish deg.  It is a stock points distributor by the way.  I've read a few 
>> people mention that I need to upgrade that but others have successfully used 
>> it also. I've checked compression all are close and above 125psi.
>> 
>> Any help or insight would be GREATLY appreciated. I've been trying to get 
>> this to run right for weeks. I keep crossing things off the list but still 
>> haven't gotten it right. I'm still concerned about the distributor but it 
>> seems well enough that it should run properly. I'm fairly confident it's a 
>> carb problem.
>> 
>> If you need any more info about my setup please ask
>> 
>> Thank you
>> Chris Panayotti
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