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RE: TR6 carb rebuild

To: The List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: TR6 carb rebuild
From: Gernot Vonhoegen <gernot.vonhoegen@stir.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 12:34:40 +0100

that now makes me curious, I'll take one of the things off tonite and have a
gaze.
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> From:         Steve Nabors[SMTP:topdown@eudoramail.com]
> Reply To:     Steve Nabors
> Sent:         Thursday, May 27, 1999 5:57 AM
> To:   The List
> Subject:      Re: TR6 carb rebuild
> 
> 
> Jack,
> I've got a '74 TR6 and my piston jet needles have the o-ring your talking
> about.  I' guessing its a stock feature to hold the jet needles off the
> the fuel nozzel. I left mine in place and set them to be flush with the
> bottom of the piston(so the needle base is slightly recessed. I've not
> gone back and adjusted my carbs since as the car runs fine(above 60
> degrees) at this mixture setting.
> --
> 
> On Mon, 24 May 1999 18:25:27   Jack W Drews wrote:
> >
> >Upon disassembly of a pair of '74 TR6 Stromberg Carbs, I found a very
> >small rubber o-ring on each needle -- where the piston would rest on top
> >of the jet.
> >
> >This o-ring was not included in the rebuild kit and I do not find it in
> >the pictures. Should it be there or was this some past mechanic's bright
> >idea?
> >-- 
> >uncle jack
> >61 TR4 Racer  -- fast car
> >71 TR6 Street Car  -- fun car
> >
> 
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