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Subject: [TR] TR6 ZS won'y idle Update
From: eoot at citlink.net (Ed Oot)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:52:49 -0400
References: <924a5.30d30c28.3c9946af@cs.com> <F2B13E4A6ECF4EEF959397FED7B298B7@Office> <008c01cd06a0$e1208030$0301a8c0@randall>
Randall

it is not capped off but is vented to the atmosphere.  The only thing I am 
aware of that is capped off is on the rear carb and I believe was a line 
that ran to the egr valve (also no longer in existence).


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randall" <TR3driver at ca.rr.com>
To: "'Ed Oot'" <eoot at citlink.net>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:53 AM
Subject: RE: [TR] TR6 ZS won'y idle Update


>> the
>> charcoal canister is long gone, so no can and no tubes.
>
> So, is the bowl vent line capped off or open to the atmosphere?  If it is
> capped off, or worse yet, linked to the carb purge port, you may get 
> strange
> problems like dying at idle or inability to set the mixture properly.
>
>> to have
>> the pin fully
>> depressed at idle is actually the intention?
>
> Yup.  Besides the anti-runon valve as Dave mentioned, any gasoline vapor
> from the float bowl with the engine idling or stopped is routed to the
> carbon canister (originally).  Then when you open the throttle, the vent 
> is
> routed to the air filter instead, to ensure that there is no pressure
> differential (which would upset the mixture).
>
> -- Randall

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