In a message dated 4/16/2005 2:48:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
fpgowash@cox.net writes:
My car (1958 TR3A) takes several tries at full choke to start after sitting
for a day or longer.
Then it takes a while to warm up....5 minutes or so. This is even when the
outside temp is above 50 deg F.
After driving it always starts fairly quick.
I don't recall this type of problem back in the days when I was a kid and
having a car 3-4 years old!
Is this normal for this car?
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Fran, you've pretty much described what I remember from the late 1960s on in
almost every Triumph I ever had...from Herald to Spitfire to GT6 to TR3A (and
a few Volvo 140 series cars as well). And it's pretty much exactly how my
Herald behaves today. Essentially, it's normal.
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald
Database at its new URL: _http://triumph-herald.us_
(http://triumph-herald.us/)
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