Fellow LisTRs --
I received my '58 TR3A (TS41439L) not quite 2 weeks ago. If some of you
recall, when I got it, it wouldn't start. The car was transported over 5000
miles during a two week delivery span. It started when it was picked up in
Oklahoma and driven on to the car carrier.
The weather here in Connecticut has been so cold that I haven't been able to
spend much time on trying to start it in my unheated garage (don't go
there). But, here's what I've done:
- checked that the fuel pump was pumping. Seemed OK
- checked for clogged fuel lines. None
- removed the air filters. OK
- used my every day car to "jump" the TR's battery. Still didn't start
- sprayed starting fluif (let it go) into the carbs while I had my
other car's battery in line. VROOOMMM!
It started! Then died.
So, from what I can gather, if I can get fuel to the carbs, the car will
start. I'm just not sure where to go from there without removing the carbs
from the car. When I received the car, the choke linkage was disconnected.
Lacking the proper clevis pins, I used wire to reconnect the linkages. The
connections are very loose. I'll try to get the proper linkage from the
hardware store later today.
The throttle seems to work OK. Any ideas?
TIA,
Red Hansen
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