John
For some reason I couldn't pull up the Richmond
site on its own. Here is the TTR (Tidewater Triumph
Register)
http://www.hamptonroads.com/tidewatertriumph/
which I belong to and it has a link to the Richmond
club.
I want to thank you for the kind words. On your
carb problem I will defer to comments from Dick
Taylor, he has more expertise in that area.
Good luck Dale
--- john.brubaker@us.pwcglobal.com wrote:
> Greetings all,
>
> I just wanted to let everyone know that I was able
> to get my TR 250 up and
> running after a difficult winter. I apologize for
> the delayed response but if
> anyone here is in the accounting/auditing profession
> you will understand. If
> you remember, back in early December I was having
> quite a bad time in trying to
> get the 250 running. It ended up being an
> electrical problem which most of you
> predicted. I want to thank all of those who
> provided excellent advise (which I
> am saving for future use), especially Speed Hallman
> (former owner), Rex
> Townsend, Dick Taylor and Dale Morgan. If I have
> left anyone out please do not
> be offended. The solution to the problem was a new
> coil. I'm not sure if this
> is the only solution but it was the first option and
> it worked.
>
> Yesterday, in Richmond, Virginia, temperatures were
> in the low to mid 60's which
> was excellent for top down driving. I took my wife
> and dog out for a couple
> hours driving around town and on some old tried and
> true "driving" roads. It
> was truly a wonderful experience and exceeded all of
> my expectations of what it
> would be like to have my own British ragtop. I feel
> very privileged to part of
> the club.
>
> The car ran fairly well but it does appear to be
> driving pretty rich (dark smoke
> from tail pipe, torque curve flattens out from
> anywhere from 2400 to 4000 rpms,
> occasional idle problems). This is something that I
> plan to work on soon and if
> anyone has any advice, please let me know. I am new
> to carbs and would rather
> not mess things up too bad (and I do know about not
> leaning it out too much).
> This brings up another note, which also may be a
> variable in the odd running
> condition noted above.
>
> I noticed the drivability of the car declined (not
> significantly but declined
> none the less) over the period of the day. I took a
> good look at the carbs
> deciding when I would reset them and noticed that
> there was what looks like
> dashpot oil visible on both Strombergs towards the
> seal on the bottom part of
> the carb (not where the oil is added but the bottom
> quarter of the carb). I
> would be more specific but I do not have the diagram
> in front of me at the time?
> Any advice? Could this be a cause for the above
> noted condition?
>
> I know I may be pushing it but I have one last
> question. Are there any listers
> located in the Richmond VA area? Members of the
> Richmond VTR club (if there is
> a club in Richmond).
>
> Again, I appreciate any/all help provided, happy
> motoring,
>
> John
> 68 TR250
>
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