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RE: Starving Fuel on 72TR6

To: "'Doug Nicotera'" <dougnicotera@comcast.net>, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Starving Fuel on 72TR6
From: Fred <fred@tr-ific.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:23:42 -0600
Organization: Tr-ific.com
Doug:

The DPO had not installed any filters.  Since the carbs have fouled
(causing overflow, etc) I bet
Thanks, 
The "gjunk" in the system is rampant.  Thanks for the tip.

Fred Dieterich

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Nicotera [mailto:dougnicotera@comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 7:26 AM
To: Fred
Subject: Re: Starving Fuel on 72TR6

Fred,
Boy, does this sound familiar. I just went through the same thing a 
couple of months ago. Ended up going through all of the possible 
causes. Spent lots of time futzing with the coil thing--turns out that 
my DPO put the wrong type of coil on mine.
So I get the coil swapped and think that this was the answer--went for 
a ride and still not fixed.

My brother (a REAL mechanic)suggested we check the obvious-- all of the 
fuel lines checked/replaced. Before we went to rip out the lower line 
(the one that runs the length of the chassis), he thought we should 
check it with some pressurized air. He hooked up the air line used in 
the garage and it could barely blow through the line--it was so gunked 
up. Apparently, this lower line is where any gunk wil settle.
We replaced the line and all is running well.

What was happening in my case was that enough fuel would seep into the 
carbs to allow for a smooth idle, but whenever the engine (at higher 
revs) sucked the carb bowls dry, it would cut out. 

So my lesson learned in this was: don't overlook the obvious.
Good luck.
Doug Nicotera
73TR6



----- Original Message -----
From: Fred <fred@tr-ific.com>
Date: Monday, December 30, 2002 2:04 am
Subject: Starving Fuel on 72TR6

> Listers:
> 
> I'm somewhat puzzled on this one and I need a little help.
> 
> Three or four weeks ago I took the 72 TR6 for a spin and when it got
> warmed up it started to cut out like it was deprived of fuel.  I could
(snip 

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