Hey Rover 3500 fans-
I acquired a non-running '80 TR8 DHC recently, (ok, months ago really -- my
boss has conspired to keep me from working on it much) with twin ZS carbs.
This evening I had some time to work on it so set out to drain the oil so I
could drop the pan and check the bearings before cranking it up for the
first time. It was ~50F so I was expecting a nice slow flow. Instead, oil
mixed w/ old fuel shot out. (It smelled like turpentine.) I think I got
out about 4 qts total, I guess it's about 50% fuel.
The PO told me that he had worked on it about a year ago trying to get it to
start. He said it ran but would flood out. I pulled the chokes off which
were stuck, cleaned them and got them moving again.
Question for the list: Could the stuck chokes have dumped enough raw fuel
into the carbs to wash down the cylinders and fill the sump with raw fuel?
Or, should I be looking for another problem?
TIA
Chris Sharp
'64 Spitfire4
'80 TR8
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