Not sure I would consider Apple Hydraulics the best at Carb rebuilding, I had
Joe Curto https://www.britishsuperior.com/  rebuild mine a few years back
and while expensive he did great work. Also Ken's carb rebuilding (Poolboy)
(Google it with carb rebuild and you will find him) is well respected in the
Triumph community but I have no first hand experience.
Robert
Robert RudolphiÂ
74 TR6
On Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 12:47:45 PM EDT, Lee&John Howard
<leejohn7@gmail.com> wrote:
Frank
This is absolutely an appropriate query to the NBTG. I expect you'll have
some helpful responses. I personally am surprised that Apple Hydraulics seems
to have botched the job - they're supposed to be the best.
John
On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 5:58â?¯PM Frank Burkhart
<islandgirl.sausalito@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hope this email is appropriate to send. Iâ??m hoping that someone out in
> Triumph world can provide some clarification on carburetors. Currently,
> Zenith Stromberg carbs on my 1975 TR6. The car has been running poorly
> since Trimphest (too many RPMs?). And then it died completely but turned
> out to need a new rotor. Asked the mechanic, Mike, to take a look at the
> everything to figure out what can be made better. What he found was the
> carbs were dumping gas into the cylinders especially when starting, to the
> point the gas was washing down the cylinder walls preventing the rings from
> sealing. Result was a lot of white smoke.
>
> The carbs were rebuilt about 18 months ago by Apple Hydraulics in New York.Â
> Supposedly all new parts including a new piston in one of the carbs.Â
> Mechanic Mike is questioning the quality but . . . Several paths to try:
>
> 1. New needles and basic over haul. Least expensive but maybe stopgap
> measure.
>
> 2. Rebuild these carbs using a different shop. Mike recommends a shop in
> Colorado. Iâ??m would worry about a 2nd rebuild in short period of time.
>
> 3. Replace the carbs.
> 3a. Mike has a pair of SU carbs in good shape. Mike would replace
> â??consumablesâ?? and install
>
> 3b. Find a pair Stromberg carbs
>
> 3c. Mike likes carbs by Mikuni
>
> 3c. Replace with Webers
>
> Any ideas / suggestions on what path seems the best?
>
> Hope all the world is going well for all. Hope to see everyone at Velocity.
>
>
> Thank you,
> Frank Burkhart
>
>
>
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