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Re: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question

To: Creig Houghtaling <creig555@live.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question
From: "Wbeech@flash.net" <wbeech@flash.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 09:14:54 -0600
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Ditto Dave.  =20
Just had that same problem with a recent non-TR acquisition.   PO had instal=
led the higher pressure pump and the car instantly flooded as soon as it was=
 turned off.  Much fiddling and head scratching before I replaced the fuel p=
ump with a 2-3psi Facet and problem was solved.=20

Sent from my VIC-64

On Mar 12, 2016, at 8:31 AM, Creig Houghtaling <creig555@live.com> wrote:

Mechanical pump.


From: Dave <dave1massey@cs.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 6:52 AM
To: creig555@live.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question
=20
Is he running an electric fuel pump?  If so is it a 2 - 3 PSI unit or the hi=
gher, more common 5 - 7 PSI pump?  the higher pressure may be overcoming the=
 float valves.


Dave Massey



-----Original Message-----
From: Creig Houghtaling <creig555@live.com>
To: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, Mar 8, 2016 5:24 pm
Subject: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question

My friend's TR6 was running poorly. After the car had been running, and was t=
urned off, I noticed drips of gasoline dropping from the port below the forw=
ard carb just in front of the intake manifold. I concluded the Gross jet was=
 not stopping the flow of gas to the carb and gas was getting pushed into th=
e engine. So I replaced both float valves with standard valves and also chan=
ged both floats. After putting everything back together, I ran the car for a=
 few minutes and turned it off. It was dripping gas out the same port. Looke=
d in the throat from the air filter side and saw a small puddle of gas in th=
e lower area right in front of the venturi. As far as I know, that means the=
 gas isn't shutting off. Perhaps I didn't adjust the float correctly. Or the=
re is something at the fuel inlet orifice allowing gas to bypass the valve. I=
s there anything I am missing here? Could the enrichment valve  (choke) be t=
he culprit? I haven't touched that yet. I adjusted the new float to fully cl=
ose the valve when the mold line of the float was parallel with the horizont=
al edge of the carb where the fuel reservoir attaches.

Am I missing anything else here?=20

Thanks=20
Creig Houghtaling

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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; 
charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Ditto Dave. &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div 
id="AppleMailSignature">Just had that same problem with a recent non-TR 
acquisition. &nbsp; PO had installed the higher pressure pump and the car 
instantly flooded as soon as it was turned off. &nbsp;Much fiddling and head 
scratching before I replaced the fuel pump with a 2-3psi Facet and problem was 
solved.&nbsp;<br><br>Sent from my VIC-64</div><div><br>On Mar 12, 2016, at 8:31 
AM, Creig Houghtaling &lt;<a 
href="mailto:creig555@live.com";>creig555@live.com</a>&gt; 
wrote:<br><br></div><div>

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<p>Mechanical pump.<br>
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sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Dave &lt;<a 
href="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com";>dave1massey@cs.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 9, 2016 6:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:creig555@live.com";>creig555@live.com</a>; <a 
href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question</font>
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size="4">Is he running an electric fuel pump?&nbsp; If so is it a 2 - 3 PSI 
unit or the higher, more common 5 - 7 PSI pump?&nbsp; the higher pressure may 
be overcoming the float valves.</font>
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<div style="clear: both;"><font size="4">Dave Massey</font><br>
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<div style="color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 
10pt;">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Creig Houghtaling &lt;<a 
href="mailto:creig555@live.com";>creig555@live.com</a>&gt;<br>
To: Triumph List &lt;<a 
href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>
Sent: Tue, Mar 8, 2016 5:24 pm<br>
Subject: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question<br>
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<div class="aolReplacedBody">My friend's TR6 was running poorly. After the car 
had been running, and was turned off, I noticed drips of gasoline dropping from 
the port below the forward carb just in front of the intake manifold. I 
concluded the Gross jet was
 not stopping the flow of gas to the carb and gas was getting pushed into the 
engine. So I replaced both float valves with standard valves and also changed 
both floats. After putting everything back together, I ran the car for a few 
minutes and turned it off.
 It was dripping gas out the same port. Looked in the throat from the air 
filter side and saw a small puddle of gas in the lower area right in front of 
the venturi. As far as I know, that means the gas isn't shutting off. Perhaps I 
didn't adjust the float correctly.
 Or there is something at the fuel inlet orifice allowing gas to bypass the 
valve. Is there anything I am missing here? Could the enrichment valve&nbsp; 
(choke) be the culprit? I haven't touched that yet. I adjusted the new float to 
fully close the valve when the
 mold line of the float was parallel with the horizontal edge of the carb where 
the fuel reservoir attaches.<br>
<br>
Am I missing anything else here? <br>
<br>
Thanks <br>
Creig Houghtaling<br>
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