Hey Elton,
What carbs are you running and how old (tired) are they? Did you use a
Color-tune on them? Uni-sync?
Cheers!
--Colin Cobb, Las Cruces, NM, USA
'41 Chevrolet Coupe, '65 Sunbeam Tiger, '66 Morgan Plus Four, '89 Alfa Romeo
Spider
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>From: Elton & Jane Wright <delicate@rev.net>
>To: Morgans@autox.team.net
>Subject: weekend, gearheads, poor running
>Date: Mon, Jun 26, 2000, 8:33 PM
>
>Dear Morganeers,
>
>I have recently been tying up the loose ends for the maiden voyage for our
>newly refurbished '67 Plus Four Tourer. Like our Northwest friend, I had
>trouble with erratic running and trouble tuning the carbs. It just seemed
>like a lean run problem, but the jets were going farther and farther down
>(richer) without much success. It must be a vaccum leak. Used the WD-40
>around the manifold connections and carb connections without any luck which
>left only one thing, the newly rebuilt "Smith's Valve." The later TR
>engines (and lots of other English cars) had a PCV valve manufactured by
>Smith's, which is known for causing trouble. After consulting an English
>car mechanic that has been my friend for years, I was advised to "go back
>to the old stuff" which meant the road draft tube and the vented valve
>cover. The end result is no lean running, and no oil dumped out of the
>rear main due to crankcase pressure. Perhaps someone else has a fix for
>the problem that keeps a later car 100% original in appearance, but for me,
>I want to drive.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Elton
>
>Elton & Jane Wright
>Roanoke, Virginia, USA delicate@rev.net
>1967 Morgan Plus Four Tourer 1954 Morris Minor
>1973 Land Rover 109 Regular w/Pickup cab
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