Ken & Lorna Steels wrote:
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> I have a starting problem with a 74 TR6. The car is stock, including
> pollution control stuff. When the car is cold it starts fine. Sometimes
> after it has been standing a while after running, the problem arises. It
> will catch, run for a second and die. It will do this repeatedly for a dozen
> or so times then it will start and be ok. As an example, today after being
> stored all winter it started and stayed running. I drove it for about a half
> hour, parked it for 4 or 5 hours and had the problem. Last fall it sometimes
> did it when I stopped for gas and turned off the engine while filling the
> tank. The problem began last fall. Has anyone solved a similar problem? Any
> ideas.
>
> Ken
Ken, I had the same problem. Your smog hose is causing vacuum to be
applied to the float bowls. Disconnect the smaller of the two lines
going to the charcoal canister. Stu
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