Thanks Geo,
My card does smoke enough people might come running. I had the head
completely rebuilt with new valves, springs, hardened seats etc. about 1000
miles ago, but the bottom end hasn't been touched in a long time. A piston
seized in 69 and the PO replaced it and never put it all back together. I
didn't touch the bottom end when I got it running, so that is likely the
problem.
I guess A leak-down or compression test would help tell me. Which one would
be better?
I should probably have the carbs adjusted, I am scared to death of them. I
am only 34 and have never really owned cars that weren't fuel injected
before.
Thanks,
Jeremiah
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From: Geo Hahn [mailto:ahwahneetr@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 5:41 PM
To: Jeremiah Curry
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] smoke? coming from valve cover vent
You got the answers already but if it is any comfort... my TR3A smokes thru
the oil filler cap when first parked.
Whether it is a 'significant amount' is hard to say: it is noticeable but
doesn't cause bystanders to run or grab a fire extinguisher. I did the
valve guides about 5 years ago and the rings when Jimmie Carter was
President so I expect the latter is to blame.
On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:08 PM, Jeremiah Curry <jeremiah@curryclan.net>
wrote:
...since I got it running, I am scared to adjust the carbs that paltech set
so
nicely for me).
I don't think you want to be wary of adjusting the carbs. Not to question
Jeff's abilities, but I don't see how anyone could get the carbs correctly
set-up without having them on the engine. Do the basic stuff first (valve
clearances, points gap, timing, carb sync, etc) then try your hand at
mixture adjustment. Several methods out there, all work best with a final
adjustment based on drivinig results.
Geo
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