:>It starts perfectly when cold, no hesitation and starts in under a second.
:>However after driving for a bit and getting the engine warm it starts to
:>be very
:>hesitant (unresponsive to the throttle unless pumped and then floored, then it
:>mellows out) and will stall if I don't force the idle to at least 1200 RPM.
:
:Rich, I'm gonna be a wise ass here, but are you releasing the choke on the
:car when it warms up?
Releasing the choke makes die even faster. More choke makes it die faster.
Pulling it out about 1/2" seems to be the only position that works.
Regards,
Richard Blair, MCP
1973 TR6
rdblair@ix.netcom.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Burr <tigerpb@ids.net>
To: Rich Blair <rdblair@ix.netcom.com>; Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, June 19, 1998 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: TR6 Runs poorly when warm
:At 8:01 PM -0400 6/18/98, Rich Blair wrote:
:>Hi all,
:>
:>Since I am rather new to British cars (and cars with Carbs to boot) I am
:>having
:>a bit of a problem diagnosing my 73 TR6's problem.
:>
:>It start perfectly when cold, no hesitation and starts in under a second.
:>However after driving for a bit and getting the engine warm it starts to
:>be very
:>hesitant (unresponsive to the throttle unless pumped and then floored, then it
:>mellows out) and will stall if I don't force the idle to at least 1200 RPM.
:
:Rich, I'm gonna be a wise ass here, but are you releasing the choke on the
:car when it warms up?
:
:
:
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