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Re: Help: Rich mixture TR3

To: "Douglas Hansen" <dagger@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Help: Rich mixture TR3
From: "Andy" <amdixon@erols.com>
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 20:16:12 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: "Andy" <amdixon@erols.com>, triumphs@autox.team.net
Doug,
Should have said, nuts are adjusted all the way up and the carbs are 
balanced.
Andy

On 05/04/99 08:19 PM Douglas Hansen said...
>I suggest that you turn the 2 small nuts on the bottom of the SU's so that 
they
>close upwards.  this should decrease the intake of fuel.....
>First of all adjust the screws on the linkage so that they are both all the 
way
>closed or off...   then adjust the nuts until it runs smoothly...
>also measure the intake on both; they should both be sucking the air in at 
the
>same rate....
>
>Douglas Hansen
>
>Andy wrote:
>
>> Any thoughts on how to lean out the mixture on a 59 TR3 with the H6 
SU's?
>> I've tried the LM needles and it didn't seem to make any difference.
>> They were rich so I rebuilt them (not the shafts - leakage there should 
lean
>> them out?) to no avail.
>> Engine was rebuilt about 50 miles ago then sat for a couple of years -
>> started occasionally. Engine fires right up. Why not? It runs like the 
choke's
>> on. Runs strong.
>> Any hints on what to look for?
>> TIA
>> Andy D.

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