Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 ZS Carb/Timing Questions

From: David Friedlander <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:36:44 -0500

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Bill;

A great technical resource:

http://www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/technical.htm

Dave
'59 TR3A

On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 8:13 PM, William Brewer <[email-masked]> wrote:

>     I am trying to get my TR6 back on the road. I can't seem to get the
> timing set right. I had the distributor rebuilt at advanced distributor. It
> runs much better, but the idle is really high with the idle adjustments
> backed all the way off. The engine starts and stops easily  and doesn't
> smoke.  We adjusted the chokes so they are off when they are supposed to
> be. The one thing that is confusing is that we removed the large vacuum
> hoses that connect the ZS carbs to the valve cover and the idle dropped 400
> rpms with those ports open. My friend and I both agreed that if the carbs
> were running rich then the engine would have been smoking when we revved it.
>      Any ideas or suggestions for the list?
>      Does anyone have a link to a basic "How to troubleshoot
> Zenith-Stromberg carburetors?
>
>      TIA,
>
>      -Bill Brewer
>      Tehachapi, CA
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sa=
ns ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Bill;<br><br>A great technical resourc=
e:<br><br><a href=3D"http://www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/technical.htm=
">http://www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/technical.htm</a><br><br></div><=
div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;c=
olor:rgb(0,0,153)">Dave<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font=
-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">&#39;59 TR3A<br></div>=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan=
 24, 2015 at 8:13 PM, William Brewer <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailt=
o:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</span>=
 wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bor=
der-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"color:#000;bac=
kground-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial=
,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I am tryi=
ng to get my TR6 back on the road. I can&#39;t seem to get the timing set r=
ight. I had the distributor rebuilt at advanced distributor. It runs much b=
etter, but the idle is really high with the idle adjustments backed all the=
 way off. The engine starts and stops easily=C2=A0 and doesn&#39;t smoke.=
=C2=A0 We adjusted the chokes so they are off when they are supposed to be.=
 The one thing that is confusing is that we removed the large vacuum hoses =
that connect the ZS carbs to the valve cover and the idle dropped 400 rpms =
with those ports open. My friend and I both agreed that if the carbs were r=
unning rich then the engine would have been smoking when we revved it.</div=
><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Any ideas or suggestions for the list?</div>=
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
 Does anyone have a link to a basic &quot;How to troubleshoot Zenith-Stromb=
erg carburetors?</div><div><br></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-si=
ze:12px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Gra=
nde,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0 TIA,</div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-f=
amily:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif=
;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal"><br></div><div style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helv=
etica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-styl=
e:normal">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 -Bill Brewer</div><div style=3D"color:rg=
b(0,0,0);font-size:12px;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,=
Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:norm=
al">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
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From: Jeff Scarbrough <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 10:37:07 -0500

I've heard of the timing mark on the pulley slipping due to debonding
of the rubber to the steel.  You might want to check that TDC really
is TDC.

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Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.

On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 8:13 PM, William Brewer <[email-masked]> wrote:
> smoke.  We adjusted the chokes so they are off when they are supposed to be.
> The one thing that is confusing is that we removed the large vacuum hoses
> that connect the ZS carbs to the valve cover and the idle dropped 400 rpms
> with those ports open. My friend and I both agreed that if the carbs were
> running rich then the engine would have been smoking when we revved it.
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/[email-masked]
>