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Re: [TR] TR7 question

To: "pdqtr6@comcast.net" <pdqtr6@comcast.net>, "triumphs@autox.team.net" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR7 question
From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2023 03:26:37 +0000 (UTC)
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 This is typical of many American cars of that era as well.=C2=A0 There is =
a sensor that has two nipples as you noted.=C2=A0 One connects to the vacuu=
m source and the other connects to the vacuum motor on the snorkel.=C2=A0 I=
 don't know where the vacuum source is but=C2=A0 it might be a tee on some =
other vacuum line or it might be a dedicated nipple on the intake.=C2=A0=20

I have some spare bits from a TR7, I can have a look in the morning.
=20
Dave=20


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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Walling <pdqtr6@comcast.net>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, Jun 27, 2023 5:12 pm
Subject: [TR] TR7 question

   I'm an "old hand" with the earlier TRs, having owned a TR3 and a TR6 for=
 many years, but I now find myself in new territory with a 1979 TR7 in my g=
arage.   =C2=A0   First question (of many to come) for the list: There is a=
 vacuum motor attached to a heat sensor to open and close a flap in the air=
 intake to prevent carburetor icing I think. I can see that the sensor conn=
ects to the vacuum motor with a rubber hose, but where does the vacuum come=
 from? The sensor has 2 nipples, and it probably doesn't matter which is co=
nnected to the source or the motor, but what is the source of the vacuum? I=
t must be either the intake manifold or one of the carburetors, but where? =
  =C2=A0   Interestingly, the Rimmer Bros. catalog shows a short piece of t=
ubing that they think connects the 2 sensor nipples! And of course they don=
't stock it anyway.   =C2=A0  ** triumphs@autox.team.net **

Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs=C2=A0 http://www.team.net/a=
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<div> <font size="3">This is typical of many American cars of that era as 
well.&nbsp; There is a sensor that has two nipples as you noted.&nbsp; One 
connects to the vacuum source and the other connects to the vacuum motor on the 
snorkel.&nbsp; I don't know where the vacuum source is but&nbsp; it might be a 
tee on some other vacuum line or it might be a dedicated nipple on the 
intake.&nbsp; <br>
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<div><font size="3">I have some spare bits from a TR7, I can have a look in the 
morning.<br>
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From: Tom Walling &lt;pdqtr6@comcast.net&gt;<br>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net &lt;triumphs@autox.team.net&gt;<br>
Sent: Tue, Jun 27, 2023 5:12 pm<br>
Subject: [TR] TR7 question<br>
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   <span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">I'm an "old hand" with 
the earlier TRs, having owned a TR3 and a TR6 for many years, but I now find 
myself in new territory with a 1979 TR7 in my garage.</span>
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sans-serif;color:#333333;" class="yiv8227956237default-style">
   <span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">First question (of many 
to come) for the list: There is a vacuum motor attached to a heat sensor to 
open and close a flap in the air intake to prevent carburetor icing I think. I 
can see that the sensor connects to the vacuum motor with a rubber hose, but 
where does the vacuum come from? The sensor has 2 nipples, and it probably 
doesn't matter which is connected to the source or the motor, but what is the 
source of the vacuum? It must be either the intake manifold or one of the 
carburetors, but where?</span>
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sans-serif;color:#333333;" class="yiv8227956237default-style">
   <span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">Interestingly, the 
Rimmer Bros. catalog shows a short piece of tubing that they think connects the 
2 sensor nipples! And of course they don't stock it anyway.</span>
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