Martin
You did not say if you have SU's or ZS's
If you have SU then you can move the neddle down about 1/16" out of the
piston, this will lean out your carbs. you may have to try this several
times to get it right.
Good Luck Bob Kamholtz
ECOD
-----Original Message-----
From: M. Secrest <msecrest@erols.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, January 02, 1999 3:41 PM
Subject: GT6 carburetors: time to rebuild?
>
>Since I've owned my GT6, about 2 years now, I never have been able to
>get the carbs to behave quite rightly. The chief problem is that
>they won't idle correctly -- even with the
>throttle stops fully out (i.e. the butterflies fully closed), the
>car still wants to idle high. And now that I've put in electronic
ignition,
>a header and free flow exhaust, the lowest idle I can achieve is about
>1100 rpm, again, with the stops all the way out. As you can imagine,
>with this setup, the air flow is not balanced, and yes, the butterfly
>valves are installed correctly.
>
>Having said all of that, I'm wondering if it's just time to send the carbs
>off to Apple for rebuild. I believe they have about 70K on them; would
>it be reasonable to expect that the jets have grooves worn in them,
>causing this high idle? Also, can you SEE such grooves? (The throttle
>shafts seem O.K., but I suppose these could be letting in air as well.)
>
>In any case, before I spend $350 with Apple, I thought
>I'd conjure up the list spirits for advice here. I'm also sort of
>wondering if this isn't just the time to think about carbs other
>than the stock 150's, but I do drive the car on the street, and I'm not
>eager to encounter smog law hassles.
>
>--
>Martin Secrest
>73 GT6
>72 TR6
>
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