You might want to make sure the exhaust pipes extend beyond the body work. I
was getting an exhaust smell with the Monzas which ended behind the bumper.
With the new exhaust they extend past the bummer = no more smell.
Bob Danielson
75 TR6 - status at
http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Connolley <sjc1@ptd.net>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, May 28, 1998 10:13 AM
Subject: TR6 Fumes
>
>Howdy, Folks,
>
>I've just found (earlier in the Spring) and purchased a beautiful '76 TR6
>(photos are posted at http://www.connolley.com/toy.html). It's the car
I've
>dreamed about owning for the past 20 or so years. I had a '69 Spitfire
when
>I was in college but ran out of money to keep it on the road and had to
sell
>it (my then-girlfriend threatened to plant flowers in it if I didn't move
it
>off her lawn...).
>
>The TR6 has its share of little problems and things to be
>repaired/replaced/tightened, etc... However, one thing has me puzzled. The
>car always smells like either gasoline or exhaust fumes. All the time. Top
>up or top down. My wife can tell which car I've been driving just by
>smelling my clothes. (Other women, I've found, also have this "amazing"
>ability. It's just a little unnerving, though, to have her "sniff" me and
>accurately tell me what I've been up to...)
>
>I've checked the exhaust system and it doesn't seem to be leaking. I've
>checked the carbs, gas tank, and fuel lines and there don't seem to be any
>obvious leaks.
>
>Do cars like this have a characteristic smell to them, or do I have a
>problem? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
>Steve Connolley
>sjc1@prolog.net
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