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Re: [TR] Issues with Temp. compensators on a ZS CD 175

To: Sujit Roy <triumphstag@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Issues with Temp. compensators on a ZS CD 175
From: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:06:25 -0500
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As I understand it, they also bypass air around the throttle plate.
But I'm not sure...

This guy has a pretty good video on 175 carb operation in general, and
toward the end of this one he shows how to check the operation of the
TC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0UseZTKaO8&ab_channel=MidwestMotoring

Some diagrams in this thread too
https://forum.etypeuk.com/viewtopic.php?t=16206

On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 12:20 PM Sujit Roy <triumphstag@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've been running into issues with my ZS carbs. The problem is as the car 
> gets to operating conditions, the RPMs goes up from about 800 rpm  to about 
> 1000.
> I have carbs with by-pass valves, but they are blocked off.
> Folk have said it's the temp. compensators. I rebuilt the carbs and have 
> adjusted the compensators according to an article on Buckeye Triumph. 
> Suggestions have been to tighten the adjustment screw so they don't open.
>
> So I have just read the Dealer Training on the subject of Carburetion. I see 
> how the compensators work and make the fuel mixture leaner when at operating 
> temperature. The doc says when they open, it weakens the depression which 
> allows the piston to fall slightly thereby cutting the available fuel and 
> creating a leaner mixture. This I get, but with the throttle plate in the 
> idle position, and the volume of air passing the throttle plate can't change, 
> then why does the engine speed increase?
>
>
> Regards, Sujit
>
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> Sujit Roy
> Cupertino, California
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