Subject: Re: [TR] carburetor on TR3A

From: Michael Marr <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2015 22:03:50 +0000

What are the symptoms?

Mike

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> On Nov 1, 2015, at 14:10, Ann Carletta <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> I'm being told my TR3-A's problem is with the  carburetor.  I believe my parts are original.  When you fix the carburetors are the parts fixed or replaced?  Is there anything else I should look when having work done on the carburetor?
> 
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> 1965 Daimler V-8, 2.5L
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From: Geo Hahn <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2015 15:16:11 -0700

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Ann --

Unless a carb is leaking, it is much more likely to need an adjustment than
a rebuild.  There are things there that wear out but, as Michael notes, the
starting point is really a description of the symptoms to be sure it is
actually a fuel problem.

Geo

On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 1:10 PM, Ann Carletta <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I'm being told my TR3-A's problem is with the  carburetor.  I believe my
> parts are original.  When you fix the carburetors are the parts fixed or
> replaced?  Is there anything else I should look when having work done on
> the carburetor?
>
> Ann
> 1960 Triumph TR3A
> 1965 Daimler V-8, 2.5L
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Ann --</div><div><br></div><div>Unless a carb is leak=
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From: Jeff Scarbrough <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2015 19:54:57 -0500

> I'm being told my TR3-A's problem is with the  carburetor.  I believe my parts are original.  When you fix the carburetors are the parts fixed or replaced?  Is there anything else I should look whe…

My carburetter problems turned out, as they so often do, to be
electrical. Specifically, a bad set of points.

I'd try a known good set (old parts - you didn't throw them away, right?)

But the upside is, I have a nice clean pair of carbs.

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.