triumphs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Starting problems

To: Andreas and Jim <diggle@clear.net.nz>, Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Starting problems
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:17:15 -0600
References: <003601c455a6$67fa3740$0201a8c0@ath2200>
User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20030208 Netscape/7.02
Andreas and Jim wrote:

>My car has sat around for a few years at a time and as a result it is very
>hard to start.
>It starts (for a few seconds) when I squirt easy start (ether) down the carbs
>but otherwise won't easily start.
>Would carb problems cause this?
>Is there a site with tech info re overhauling the SU carbs on my 62 TR4.
>PS Fuel is getting to the carbs.
>
>Jim Vass
>Down here in New Zealand with a black TR4.
>
Jim, there's a good tech article on the VTR site about adjusting your 
SU's at:

http://www.vtr.org/maintain/carbs.html

AFA rebuilds the factory manual might be fine for you.

What exactly happens when you try to start? Not that you might not need 
to rebuild the carbs, but there are a lot of reasons for hard starting 
besides the carbs. Are you getting fuel to the carbs? Set the timing? 
Tested the starter? Are you getting spark?

-- 
Steven Newell
Up here in Colorado USA with a black TR4





<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>