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Re: Carb rebuild questions

To: "Randall" <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Carb rebuild questions
From: "Kinderlehrer" <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:52:08 -0800
Cc: "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <009e01c17204$a4342140$04000005@bobkinderlehre> <3BFAD1DD.BBFB720C@earthlink.net>
Thanks Randall, as always you're a great help.  I thought H6, but the Haynes
manual has 2 blow out pictures, 1 labled H4 and 1 labled H5.  Does it say
somewhere on the carb itself?

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall" <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Cc: "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: Carb rebuild questions


> Bob :
>
> I've never seen that any kind of goop helped the leaks.  You could try
> some Hylomar HPF tho.  The 'grommets' just have to be replaced
> periodically, not too hard to do with the carbs on the car (once you
> know how it goes together).
>
> Likewise the gaskets between the manifold and carb.  Don't forget the
> insulator/spacer, with a gasket on each side of it.
>
> I don't know a measurement for the end of the jet vs the upper jet
> housing surface, but I wouldn't worry about it.  This is the mixture
> adjustment, which doesn't come until after it's all back together,
> valves and timing are set, and the engine is running.  ISTR the end of
> my jets are usually about 1/32" below the housing, with the mixture set.
>
> BTW, they're H6, not H5.
>
> Randall
> 59 TR3A daily driver

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