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From: Rengrave@aol.com <Rengrave@aol.com>
To: teddera@MNSi.Net <teddera@MNSi.Net>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: October 28, 1998 11:55 PM
Subject: TR6 Started today
Wayne said:
>
>Thanks, I will look for those throttle shaft seals tomorrow, I think I know
>what they look like.
>I started the six today and it kept running. While it was running, I
balanced
>the air suction with the unisyn tool with engine running at about 2000 RPM.
>Then I shut off engine and looked at the plugs which had two out of six
>showing a rich (black plug) mixture. I cleaned all the plugs and turned
needle
>adjustment CCW (leaner) about half a turn on both carbs. Started the car
>without much trouble this time and turned each idle screw (with linkage
>attached and locked) to lower idle down near 1000 RPM. The I lifted the air
>valve on each carb one at a time about 1/8" to see what happens to the
exhaust
>note. The engine idled down and wanted to die, so I think this means that
my
>mixture is still to "rich" ?? I also took the car for a quick spin around
the
>block (without the air filters on) and the car did not seem to have much
>power, probably because the carbs are still not set right.
>Then I also noticed a very troubling new problem; I had NO oil pressure on
my
>dash pressure gauge? I shut off the engine and checked the dipstick, it
showed
>full. I started the engine again and checked the small plastic oil tube
>connected to the block, looking for any splits or leaks (this tube was
split a
>few months ago and I cut it back and reconnected it).
>Before the carb rebuild, the gauge was showing a low pressure reading of
10-20
>psi at 1000 RPM idle and about 50 psi at higher revs. Is the oil pressure
>related somehow to the carbs ? Or is it just a coincidence that my oil pump
or
>main bearing wear just happened to show me no oil pressure just when I get
my
>car running again?
>I am going to check the pressure right at the block with another gauge to
>confirm the dash gauge reading.
>I hope the dash gauge is lying to me.
>
>Wayne
>
You did all that tuning `WHILE`` you had an oil guage reading 0 psi ????
You're braver than I am mate...
Mark Hooper
mhoope@pixelsystems.com
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