Ross,
It was Apple Hydraulics! Aside from the obvious small problem, they did a
nice job of cleaning the bodies and installing the shafts, bushings, and
butterflies.
Sumner
----- Original Message -----
From: Ross Vincenti <RVincenti@lbfc.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>; Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: TR3 Carbs -- Poor machining?
> Sumner wrote:
> My newly rebuilt SU carbs were installed a couple of months ago and are
> working nicely. I used the TRF rebuild kits, which were fine. Prior to
> rebuilding, I sent the bodies out to a very popular company for rebushing
> and new shafts. That's where the problem came in, and I'm just passing it
> along for information for others contemplating the same thing. When I got
> them back, they looked great and I started reassembling them. When I
> mounted the throttle stops to the shafts with new tapered pins, I noticed
> that, even with no adjustment screws installed in the throttle stops, the
> butterflies didn't quite close and the stops were bottomed out. They were
> nearly closed, but I could see daylight and I sure didn't want them partly
> open when I was trying to adjust the slow idle speed. My conclusion was
> that the holes in the shafts were drilled slightly at the wrong angles.
> =============
> So, Sumner, who was the company?
>
> Ross Vincenti
> Temporarily Triumph-less
>
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