Years ago i had a similar problem caused by a paper label that had made its
way into my TR4 fuel tank.
More recently, my TR6 had similar symptoms from a series of bad condensers
(now Crane ign.).
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: <DLylis@aol.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:41 PM
Subject: [TR] Odd problem with 3A
> The first day I drove my 3A it ran very well until one moment it started
> to
> skip badly, so I pulled over and shut it off. Without even getting out
> and
> opening the bonnet I waited a minute or less, fired her up and drove home
> fine. Sunday I drove about 50 miles and found out I don't get as good
> mileage as
> I thought as the same symptom returned, only this time I ran out of gas.
> Walked to the gas station, got gas, fired her up, and drove home fine.
> Later on that day I was driving and had the same symptoms as the first
> time.
> Ran well, then badly, stalled, pulled over, waited 30 seconds, started
> and
> drove away. Ten minutes later it happened again, same thing. My first
> instinct is that there is something in one of the float bowls that
> eventually
> finds its way to obstruct gas, car runs poorly, shut it off, and whatever
> it is
> floats away from being a nuisance and then returns.
> I opened my floats tonight and although I found crud, which I cleaned out,
> there was nothing that would tell me my diagnosis was correct.
> Ideas? It certainly is behaving like a fuel problem.
>
>
>
> David Lylis
> 69 TR6 CC26160L
> 60 TR3A TS74461LO
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