Hi Walt. My non-expert opinion is that if you have no vacuum leaks you don't
need to re-bush. There was some question about the orientation of the seals
when I rebuilt my carbs. I faced the lips outward and it seems to be
working.
Not sure about the other problem. Did it stall when you were lifting the air
valve? It will always do this if you lift it too far. What does the
diaphragm look like? You may have ripped it while adjusting the needle.
- Hugh Fader
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Walt Philipson
> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 1:22 PM
> To: 6 - Pack; Owner-Triumphs
> Subject: carb adjustment
>
>
> Listers,
>
> I'm still working on getting my 6 to idle. I recently rebuilt
> the carbs, and
> it's running much better than it was before. I seemed to have
> a vacuum leak
> around the throttle shaft seals on my rear carb, so I removed
> the carb and
> installed the seals with the open end facing out. I remember
> reading this
> somewhere and it seemed to work. Does this mean I need to
> have the throttle
> shafts re-bushed?
>
> Also, while adjusting the mixture on the rear carb, the
> engine stumbled
> badly and quit. I had to play with the throttle to get it
> started, and then
> would barely run without lots of throttle. It wasn't missing, it just
> sounded very labored and no power. I let it sit for an hour
> or so, and it
> started right up and ran OK. Could this be a needle valve
> stuck closed or
> something?
>
> Walt Philipson
> 74 6
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