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Subject: [TR] TR4 vacuum port
From: Allen Hess <allenhess@mgcarclub.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 15:09:46 -0400
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I've had occasional but persistent oil fouling of the #1 plug for a few years and a hotter plug in that cylinder has helped. Symptoms point to worn valve guides. I was going to get a vacuum gauge and try to do some more diagnosis. However, I don't have any manifold vacuum port other than the advance line in the carburetor. And I'm not sure that would work as it lies beneath the throttle plate.

The intake manifold has two bosses cast into the balance tube which certainly looks like Triumph was thinking about this but it would have to be drilled and tapped. Anyone else been down this road?

Allen

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