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Re: [TR] sticking SU piston

To: dorpaul@negia.net, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] sticking SU piston
From: ZoboHerald@aol.com
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:21:35 EDT
In a message dated 9/16/2006 4:06:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
dorpaul@negia.net writes:

The  dome of one of my Su Carbs (H6) does not have correct alignment with
its  body, so much so that its piston gets stuck.  Either loosening  the
three screws at its bottom and/or unscrewing the damper oil gauge  stick
allows the piston to go up and down.  But, of  course, how  do I fix it?



==AM==
Paul, without knowing what might have been done to these carburetors  
otherwise, one thing I'd suggest is swapping the "domes" between the carbs,  
making 
sure to LEAVE the pistons in the original carburetor. It's always  possible 
that these got mixed up at some point in the past, and I have seen that  cause 
the problem you describe (pistons and domes are supposed to be a matched  set).
 
NOTE: if this does NOT cure the problem, swap the domes back and keep  
looking....  

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