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Re: [Fot] Fwd: Engine races

To: Redmond <alfetta95@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Fwd: Engine races
From: Steven Belfer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:33:35 -0700
Cc: FOT Triumph <FOT@autox.team.net>
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On my racing TR3, I have a fairly stout secondary carb linkage return =
spring.  It ensures that the carbs always get pulled back to zero

~Steve



> On Mar 28, 2020, at 2:14 PM, Redmond via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> =
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> I sent this earlier today with a video.  I removed it and am trying =
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> Sorry for the double post if it comes thru.
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> Todd
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> From: Redmond <alfetta95@optonline.net>=20
> To: "FOT@autox.team.net FOT@autox.team.net" <FOT@autox.team.net>=20
> Date: March 28, 2020 at 11:59 AM=20
> Subject: Engine races=20
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>> Friends!
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>> Was a beautiful day for a drive yesterday in northern NJ.
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>> Problem is shortly after this video I was coming to a stop and when i =
pressed in the clutch the engine raced to 5-6k  I shut it down and =
pulled off the road.  This has happened before and we've done some =
things,  added a vacuum line, lubricated the linkage as we thought that =
the throttle was sticking, check the idle screw thinking it =
loosened(SU's).  I fired it back up and the racing stopped but the idle =
now was at 2300rpm.  We had it set to 1100rpm.  Drove it home, parked it =
and had a couple of pints!=20
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>> Any ideas or suggestions?
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>> Todd
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>> <IMG_2863.jpg>
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charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">On =
my racing TR3, I have a fairly stout secondary carb linkage return =
spring. &nbsp;It ensures that the carbs always get pulled back to =
zero<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">~Steve</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Mar =
28, 2020, at 2:14 PM, Redmond via Fot &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">

    <meta charset=3D"UTF-8" class=3D"">
<div class=3D""><p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" class=3D"">I sent =
this earlier today with a video.&nbsp; I removed it and am trying =
again.</p><p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" class=3D"">Sorry for the =
double post if it comes thru.</p><p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" =
class=3D"">Todd</p><p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></p><p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" class=3D"">---------- =
Original Message ---------- <br class=3D"">From: Redmond &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:alfetta95@optonline.net"; =
class=3D"">alfetta95@optonline.net</a>&gt; <br class=3D"">To: "<a =
href=3D"mailto:FOT@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">FOT@autox.team.net</a> <a =
href=3D"mailto:FOT@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">FOT@autox.team.net</a>" =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:FOT@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">FOT@autox.team.net</a>&gt; <br class=3D"">Date: March 28, =
2020 at 11:59 AM <br class=3D"">Subject: Engine races <br class=3D""> =
<br class=3D""></p><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><p =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" class=3D"">Friends!</p><p =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" class=3D"">Was a beautiful day for a =
drive yesterday in northern NJ.</p><p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" =
class=3D"">Problem is shortly after this video I was coming to a stop =
and when i pressed in the clutch the engine raced to 5-6k&nbsp; I shut =
it down and pulled off the road.&nbsp; This has happened before and =
we've done some things,&nbsp; added a vacuum line, lubricated the =
linkage as we thought that the throttle was sticking, check the idle =
screw thinking it loosened(SU's).&nbsp; I fired it back up and the =
racing stopped but the idle now was at 2300rpm.&nbsp; We had it set to =
1100rpm.&nbsp; Drove it home, parked it and had a couple of =
pints!&nbsp;</p><p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></p><p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" class=3D"">Any ideas =
or suggestions?</p><p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" =
class=3D"">Todd</p><p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></p><p style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" class=3D""><span =
id=3D"cid:a901cfc0febe4f85b4590f1fab49a030@Open-Xchange">&lt;IMG_2863.jpg&=
gt;</span><br class=3D""></p></blockquote><p style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica;" class=3D"default-style"><br class=3D"">&nbsp;</p></div>
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