[6pack] Opinions wanted

[lfm614 at aol.com]

My two picks for this symptom are timing and diaphragms.  They are both easy to check.  

Lou
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From: Navarrette, Vance
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To: Jeff
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Sent: Oct 22, 2008 12:14 PM
Subject: RE: [6pack] Opinions wanted

        Lou:

        Ooooo. Good one. Yeah, my car did this when I set the timing wrong - I was a newbie and the Bentley manual was rather confusing (I felt).
        Pull the vacuum connection off the distributor and set the timing to 10BTDC. Then reconnect the vacuum. This method will get you the correct timing even if the vacuum retard has failed.

        Cheers,

        Vance


    Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast

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From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of lfm614 at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:22 AM
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Sounds like timing, checked that?

Lou
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From: Jeff
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Sent: Oct 22, 2008 10:54 AM
Subject: [6pack] Opinions wanted

Hello all, I have an issue with my '73 TR6 and am looking for some
experienced thoughts. My TR is garage kept and not a daily driver, so she
gets started/ran about once a month or so. since my last start however the
car now has a power problem. The car will start with the choke out and
pumping the gas pedal but even once she gets to operating temperature she
won't stay running if I ease the choke in. If I am running down the road she
has incredibly slow pickup and the top end has come down to about 40mph at
2500rpm in 4th gear. When I get to a light and have to slow down the engine
dies almost immediately unless I pump the gas pedal, or pull the choke out,
it holds a steady fast idle warm with the choke all the way out. Starting
from stop I have to put the gas pedal all the way to the floor and wait as
the engine very slowly builds power. In motion 3500rpm is about the max I
can get but sitting at the light pulsing the gas pedal I can get 5000 to
5500 rpm, but again if I stop pulsing the gas and the choke isn't out she
drops to 0 and dies. There is no funny colored smoke, no backfiring, no
cylinder misfires or no fires, as far as I can tell, it feels like it is
fuel system. The carbs are the stock duel strombergs and they were synch'd
by a mechanics shop about a year ago. Up until this recent fireup she has
been running well so I don't think it's a major issue but. Inline fuel
filter is new and the fuel pump seems to pump a good stream of fuel so.
before I start screwing with the carbs I'm wondering what your thoughts are?
What sequence of things should I go through before taking the carbs apart
etc and screwing up a good sync? I appreciate the help. Thanks.

Jeff
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