Hi Ken
Have you done 500 Miles yet? If you have it is time to retorque the head
unless you Know it was done before the car was taken off the road, the head
wants to be around the hand hot region of temp when you adjust the valves,
some people who have more experience than I have said that ten minutes is
sufficient as the high temperature will have dissipated from the valves. I
still go by the hand hot or cooler rule!
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Waringa <kwaringa@dynsys.com>
To: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 1:47 PM
Subject: This week's question
>
> Seems that since I got my 71 TR6 on the road I've had a new question for
the
> list each week. I really appreciate all the help I've received to get my
> baby on the road. Well I drove it to Pensacola for their British car show
> on Saturday. The weather was overcast but nice, and we had a great day.
My
> son followed us in the Midget. (He even had his first pint of Guinness as
a
> little Irish pub we stopped at) Both cars made the trip (about 200 miles
> round trip) with no major problems.
>
> Now on to question number 1. On my way back the 6 started missing. It
got
> progressively worse as we drove, but it got me home. I changed the
points,
> condenser, and plugs, but no cure. It is better, but still not right.
> Under full acceleration it seems ok, but accelerating normally (in
traffic)
> it misses. For info, I replaced the plug wires, distributor cap and rotor
> before putting the car on the road. When I bought the car I was told the
> engine had a fresh rebuild, and I believe this since the gaskets all look
> new. I would like to adjust the valves, since I'm thinking that now the
car
> has been driven they may have seated some and need readjusting. The book
> says to adjust them with the engine cold. How long does it have to sit to
> be "cold"? Unfortunately, I am having to drive the car to work since my
> wife's car is in the shop. Hopefully we'll get her car back today, but if
> not I'll have to drive the 6 tomorrow again. How long does it need to sit
> after I get home before I can adjust the valves? I'm also not sure I have
> the carbs right, but I want to get the valves right before messing with
the
> carbs. The plugs looked good, light tan on the electrode, when I removed
> them.
>
> Question number 2. I have a Crane electronic ignition for the car. I
tried
> to install it twice now and both times the rotor broke in half. Do you
have
> the file down the rotor button to compensate for the thickness on the
> shutter or am I just doing something wrong?
>
> As always I appreciate all your help.
>
> Ken Waringa
>
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