Turn the float chamber lids round so the float pivots are across the axis of
the car- think about it...
As for the diff- get the back off it and have a look- have you got an
undiscovered locker in there, with a bust half shaft? Maybe a sheared
Woodruff key on one hub (God forbid!) Don't not race for that.
Good luck Jon #44
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Young" <cartravel@pobox.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 10:40 PM
Subject: TR3 from Hell
> I finally discovered the "real" problem with my TR3. It's possessed by
> demons. I was telling someone a while back that in the 1 1/2 years I've
> owned the car, I've been through every mechanical component except for
> the carbs and the differential. After installing a late TR4A manifold
> and rebuilt HS6 carbs, my son, Tom, and I went out to Hallet to work on
> tuning the carbs. We were dialing in the mixture and trying overcome a
> rear carb delivery problem during left turns. Tom was doing most of the
> driving. He said it started to handle badly and lose traction or maybe
> had a slipping clutch. Of course the problem turned out to be the
> differential. We haven't torn into it yet, so I don't know what has
> happened, but we are now getting power to only one wheel. This causes
> rather bizarre handling. We didn't hear anything break and there are no
> grinding noises coming from the rear. Anyway, Mosport is looking
> doubtful for us. Even if I had all the parts I need, I don't know if
> I've got the energy and don't like the idea of traveling 2500 miles to
> race on untested equipment. I got enough experience working on the car
> at the track last year at Mid-Ohio.
> Larry Young
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