I'm thinking it might have a lot to do with the gasoline we pumped into it
which was crap when it was fresh. Now that it sat over the winter it doesn't
have enough energy left to run a kerosene stove. I looked in the glass bowl
filter and the liquid is bright amber. That color is great for bourbon but
not so great for gasoline.
Joe
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From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of terryrs@comcast.net
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 5:48 PM
To: Triumphs
Subject: Re: [TR] Why is the TR3 Hard Starting?
> My TR3 is hard starting in the winter. It is garage kept and the
>garage has been in the 60's inside. After not driving for 3 weeks it
>cranks slower than I would like and tries to start and dies. It eventually
will start. It
>starts easily for the rest of the day.
Mine had been sitting since December, also in a garage. Was so hard to
start, I had to check spark and fuel to make sure it was getting any. It
was, and eventually kicked over. Even then, it wouldn't reve right away,
not til it warmed up.
I was figuring that it's all because the engine only has about 2,000 miles
on it and is tight.
Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS 58667
New Hampshire
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