Hello,
I know only a little bit about the TR3A. I've been forever restoring mine,
but, haven't ever had a chance to drive it on a road- ever! I say that to
tell you that I don't know much.
I was told the following by some experts, but, I hadn't heard others
verifying it. So, I don't know how correct it is. Maybe you can tell me.
Also, it makes sense. Here it is:
The original distributor was set up to ignite the 95 octane, 1147cc motor.
However, many folks have upped the cc's to over 1200. Thus a new
distributor is needed.
Is this true? My motor has a newer distributor on it, but, I haven't really
tested it yet.
Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A
----- Original Message -----
From: <thenicholls@verizon.net>
To: <yellowtr@adelphia.net>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Distributor bits
>I also sent my unit to Advanced. He did a fantastic job, looked brand new,
>and provided me a superior cap for a small charge. My total was less than
>$120, installed the unit, and the car started on the first start. Hit it
>with a light, made some adjustments, and all was well.
>
> He does fantastic work, highly recommended.........Craig
>
> 1972 Triumph TR6
>
> On Mar 11, 2010, Bob <yellowtr@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> On Thursday 11 March 2010 07:36:07 pm Carl TR wrote:
>> I was able to fix the clamp - will need to get an appropriate bolt/nut to
>> replace the bent one- but otherwise it works. (I used a long machine
>> screw/nut and was able to tighten it down.)
>>
>> The vacuum unit is toast. BPNW has them listed on their site. But - I
>> vaguely remembered a thread about distributor issues when installed on
>> 86mm
>> engines. A search of the archives found:
>> Re: TR3A ignition timing
>> from [Thomas Meise]
> Carl,
>
> If you are having trouble with your distributor, any part of it, you can
> send
> it to Advanced Distributors and Jeff will rebuild it better than new for
> around
> 100 $. He will replace any worn part and install a new vacuum unit if
> required.
>
> I had him do my distributor on my 72 TR6 and it came back better than new
> and
> he micro polishes the body to a mirror shine,
>
> After my 6 is done I am going to be shipping both my 3 and 4 distributors
> to
> him. He comes very highly recommended!
>
> The link is: http://www.advanceddistributors.com/index.htm
>
> Bob
>
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