Ken,
At the risk of restating the obvious, well sometimes it helps to restate the
obvious, and I don't know what bits you were fitting between the last time
it ran and now, but,
1. Did you re-check the plug wires to be sure they are on the right plugs?
2. If you took the distributor out, did you replace it the right way, or 180
degrees off?
3. Is the gas filter clogged?
4. Is the fuel pump putting out
5. Are the carb float bowls full
6. Are the floats adjusted properly
7. Is the gas tank vent clogged? sounds like it may be building up a vacuum
and can't pull enough gas
Well those are the easy guesses anyway. There are 2 basic ingrediants to
making an engine run, a fuel mixture and a spark. I always found that in
these kinds of situations the place to start is to narrow down the problem
by figuring out which system is screwed up by determining which is working
right, and then work backward to figure out which element it is. OR, you
could check check the easy things first.
Hope this helps,
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Gano <triumphs@mcleodusa.net>
To: Triumphs mailing list <triumphs@autox.team.net>; Ken Gillenders
<bfekeng@aol.com>; Michael D. Porter <mporter@zianet.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 10:27 PM
Subject: engine tuning 4 cylinder
>
> After many months of "fitting bits" I can now get my TR3 to idle almost
> every time. Problem is it will only run between 800 to 1000 rpm. Any
less
> and it dies, any more it dies. Odd part is that it will do fine for 1 to
2
> minutes and then die unexpectedly.
>
> Any idea where to start?
>
> TIA
>
> Ken Gano
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