[6pack] Gas in the oil?

[Bob]

Or, it's the fuel diaphragm gone bad if you are running original style pump?
Regards,
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John North" <johncnorth at gmail.com>
To: "Triumph 6 Pack" <6pack at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 1:50 PM
Subject: [6pack] Gas in the oil?


> Couple weeks ago, the weather turned bad, so I filled up the TR6 and
> parked it in the garage.   Sunny today, but it's hard starting, oil
> pressure is low, won't hold an idle.   The dipstick shows oil is about
> an inch above the high mark, it seems very thin for 10/50 and it
> smells of gas.   Hard starting even when warm, misfiring, won't idle.
>
> How does gas get in the oil sump when parked   Stuck float?   When the
> tank is full, I think it is high enough to force gas through the
> carbs...   Would that explain both issues?
>
> John North
> 1976 TR6 Inca Yellow
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