Each time I decide to put out a question thru this forum, I am always
concerned that I'll be asking something dumb due to my overall ignorance on
what makes a triumph run and the cosmetics of keeping it nice. You never
know what kind of responses people may write back in this day and age but I
must say, I have been pleasantly surprised by the quanity and quality of
feedback I have recieved and thank you all for that. I guess it seems, that
with the great amount of expertise out there, the knowledgeable are more than
willing to help those of us struggling with those How much oil goes in those
carb dashpots type of questions. Anyway, heres my latest delimna.
I constantly am having trouble with my stromberg carbs on my 75 TR6. Right
now, it seems that it takes 1/2 hour to warm up and even at that, it will
stall at a light in a minute if the choke is not out a portion. I have put
new diaphrams in and am sure that I have the proper amount of dashpot oil,
but beyond that lack the expertise to really analyze why it stalls out all of
the time. My local mechanic, whom I respect, tells me I need new carb
pistons, and is trying to locate a set of them for me but really recommends
going to dual webers. Not really understanding the complicated tasks of
getting the strombergs in sync with each other as well as adjusting them
independently, I have once again am at the mercy of my local mechanic. He
suggests that I change to dual weber carbs due to their low maintenance when
compared to the strombergs. I really respect his opinion but he is concerned
with the mechanical aspects of the car and not authenticity issues. I want
to keep my TR as authentic as I can and have concerns about maintaining
authenticity if I switch to webers. Anyway, heres my questions in order:
1. If the cost of repairing, tweaking the strombergs, is something I'll have
to consistently do, would there be a benefit to switching to webers now, as
everyone has told me they are low maintenance, and thats what I need.
2. Are weber carbs superior to my dual strombergs in general?
3. What are the benefits of triple webers compared to dual webers? Are
triple webers expressly for those interested in racing or are would they have
viable benefits for someone that really likes knowing theres power under the
hood but would rarely use it.?
4. By switching to weber carburators over strombergs, is there any form of
authenticiy issues that I need to be concerned with.
5. I have heard from a number of sources that you better make sure your
engine, ignition, etc is in top running performance before switching to
webers, what are the main issues with this. If I switched to a new manifold,
and triple webers, does anything else need to be changed like cams, etc.
Thanks again....Virgil 75 TR6
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