Not knowing where you are coming from... are you used to a manual choke? If
the choke is on all the time, you could have similar symptoms to what you
described...
Gregory W. Smith
http://www.cvn.net/~gsmith
1980 TR7 30th Anniversary Edition
1980 TR7 Spider, on the way to V8 power!
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Lindeman <Dr_Faustus@cyber-west.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, Nov 2, 97 2:58 PM
Subject: Shaking the gremlins from my new spitfire
>The '70 Spitfire I just aquired has an intereseting problem. It starts and
>runs just fine, for a few minutes at least. After a few minutes the engine
>will die if any load is placed on it. It ill also be very reluctant to rev
>up. Only slight change to the throttle will not bog down the engine. I
>went to the store and bought some Carb cleaner, and TONS of junk came out
>when I sprayed it. I also replaced the spark plugs, they were defiantly
>gone, and the condenser coil, my old chevette used to do the same thing
when
>the condenser went out. The air filter was extremely dirty, and looked as
>if it had been sucking in oil, but I won't have a replacement until the end
>of the week. All the changes helped the engine run smoother, but it still
>will bog down any time you give it too much gas. I'm pretty sure it's carb
>rebuild time, but wanted to ask if anyone else has seen this problem caused
>by anything else.
>
>Andy L.
>
>P.S. the points and associated wiring was new.
>
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