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Greig,
Had a friend with Strombergs on his E-Type doing the same thing. After all t=
he frustrations of pressure and float levels, I learned of a problem with St=
rombergs, from a Harley-Davidson forum, that the float bowl gasket can be ju=
st a hair too wide or misaligned and block the float from fully rising. Tri=
mmed the gasket, problem solved. =20
May not be your problem, but worth checking.=20
BTDT,
Bill B
TS30800L
On Mar 12, 2016, at 9:52 PM, Creig Houghtaling <creig555@live.com> wrote:
Adjusted the floats. Pulled the chokes to get started. Cranked a few times a=
nd didn't start. Figured it needed fuel pumped. So I pulled the manual lever=
to fill the carbs. Stopped pumping when I saw gasoline squirting out the ch=
oke (enrichment) valve. I am confused about what could be going on here. I h=
ave other carbs I can pull the valve and trade. But that may not be the whol=
e story.=20
Creig
=20
From: Dave <dave1massey@cs.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2016 3:30:48 PM
To: wbeech@flash.net; creig555@live.com
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question
=20
Another possibility is if the float bowl vents are clogged there is no place=
for the air to go and the floats will never rise up to shut off the gas flo=
w.
Dave Massey
-----Original Message-----
From: Wbeech@flash.net <wbeech@flash.net>
To: Creig Houghtaling <creig555@live.com>
Cc: Dave <dave1massey@cs.com>; triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, Mar 12, 2016 9:14 am
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question
Ditto Dave. =20
Just had that same problem with a recent non-TR acquisition. PO had instal=
led the higher pressure pump and the car instantly flooded as soon as it was=
turned off. Much fiddling and head scratching before I replaced the fuel p=
ump with a 2-3psi Facet and problem was solved.=20
Sent from my VIC-64
On Mar 12, 2016, at 8:31 AM, Creig Houghtaling <creig555@live.com> wrote:
Mechanical pump.
From: Dave <dave1massey@cs.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 6:52 AM
To: creig555@live.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question
=20
Is he running an electric fuel pump? If so is it a 2 - 3 PSI unit or the hi=
gher, more common 5 - 7 PSI pump? the higher pressure may be overcoming the=
float valves.
Dave Massey
-----Original Message-----
From: Creig Houghtaling <creig555@live.com>
To: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, Mar 8, 2016 5:24 pm
Subject: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question
My friend's TR6 was running poorly. After the car had been running, and was t=
urned off, I noticed drips of gasoline dropping from the port below the forw=
ard carb just in front of the intake manifold. I concluded the Gross jet was=
not stopping the flow of gas to the carb and gas was getting pushed into th=
e engine. So I replaced both float valves with standard valves and also chan=
ged both floats. After putting everything back together, I ran the car for a=
few minutes and turned it off. It was dripping gas out the same port. Looke=
d in the throat from the air filter side and saw a small puddle of gas in th=
e lower area right in front of the venturi. As far as I know, that means the=
gas isn't shutting off. Perhaps I didn't adjust the float correctly. Or the=
re is something at the fuel inlet orifice allowing gas to bypass the valve. I=
s there anything I am missing here? Could the enrichment valve (choke) be t=
he culprit? I haven't touched that yet. I adjusted the new float to fully cl=
ose the valve when the mold line of the float was parallel with the horizont=
al edge of the carb where the fuel reservoir attaches.
Am I missing anything else here?=20
Thanks=20
Creig Houghtaling
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;
charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Greig,</div><div><br></div><div>Had
a friend with Strombergs on his E-Type doing the same thing. After all
the frustrations of pressure and float levels, I learned of a problem with
Strombergs, from a Harley-Davidson forum, that the float bowl gasket can be
just a hair too wide or misaligned and block the float from fully rising.
Trimmed the gasket, problem solved. </div><div><br></div><div>May
not be your problem, but worth
checking. </div><div><br></div><div>BTDT,</div><div>Bill
B</div><div>TS30800L</div><div><br></div><div><br>On Mar 12, 2016, at 9:52 PM,
Creig Houghtaling <<a
href="mailto:creig555@live.com";>creig555@live.com</a>>
wrote:<br><br></div><div>
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Adjusted the floats. Pulled the chokes to get started. Cranked a few times and
didn't start. Figured it needed fuel pumped. So I pulled the manual lever to
fill the carbs. Stopped pumping when I saw gasoline squirting out the
choke (enrichment) valve. I am
confused about what could be going on here. I have other carbs I can pull the
valve and trade. But that may not be the whole story.
<br>
<br>
Creig<br>
<hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex="-1">
<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"
style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Dave <<a
href="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com";>dave1massey@cs.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 12, 2016 3:30:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wbeech@flash.net";>wbeech@flash.net</a>; <a
href="mailto:creig555@live.com";>creig555@live.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a
href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question</font>
<div> </div>
</div>
<div><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font
size="4">Another possibility is if the float bowl vents are clogged there is no
place for the air to go and the floats will never rise up to shut off the gas
flow.</font>
<div><br>
</div>
<div style="clear:both"><font size="4">Dave Massey</font><br>
<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div
style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original
Message-----<br>
From: <a href="mailto:Wbeech@flash.net";>Wbeech@flash.net</a> <<a
href="mailto:wbeech@flash.net";>wbeech@flash.net</a>><br>
To: Creig Houghtaling <<a
href="mailto:creig555@live.com";>creig555@live.com</a>><br>
Cc: Dave <<a href="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com";>dave1massey@cs.com</a>>;
triumphs <<a
href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</a>><br>
Sent: Sat, Mar 12, 2016 9:14 am<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question<br>
<br>
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<div>Ditto Dave. </div>
<div>Just had that same problem with a recent non-TR acquisition. PO had
installed the higher pressure pump and the car instantly flooded as soon as it
was turned off. Much fiddling and head scratching before I replaced the
fuel pump
with a 2-3psi Facet and problem was solved. <br>
<br>
Sent from my VIC-64</div>
<div><br>
On Mar 12, 2016, at 8:31 AM, Creig Houghtaling <<a target="_blank"
removedlink__aef20a8f-2d9b-432d-a9ae-c8b58ed22339__href="mailto:creig555@live.com";>creig555@live.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
<br>
</div>
<div>
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style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<div>Mechanical pump.<br>
</div>
<br>
<br>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<hr style="width: 98%; display: inline-block;">
<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Calibri,
sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Dave <<a target="_blank"
removedlink__aef20a8f-2d9b-432d-a9ae-c8b58ed22339__href="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com";>dave1massey@cs.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 9, 2016 6:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a target="_blank"
removedlink__aef20a8f-2d9b-432d-a9ae-c8b58ed22339__href="mailto:creig555@live.com";>
creig555@live.com</a>; <a target="_blank"
removedlink__aef20a8f-2d9b-432d-a9ae-c8b58ed22339__href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>
triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question</font>
<div> </div>
</div>
<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="black" size="4"><font
size="4">Is he running an electric fuel pump? If so is it a 2 - 3 PSI
unit or the higher, more common 5 - 7 PSI pump? the higher pressure may
be overcoming the float valves.</font>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div style="clear: both;"><font size="4">Dave Massey</font><br>
<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size:
10pt;">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Creig Houghtaling <<a target="_blank"
removedlink__aef20a8f-2d9b-432d-a9ae-c8b58ed22339__href="mailto:creig555@live.com";>creig555@live.com</a>><br>
To: Triumph List <<a target="_blank"
removedlink__aef20a8f-2d9b-432d-a9ae-c8b58ed22339__href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</a>><br>
Sent: Tue, Mar 8, 2016 5:24 pm<br>
Subject: [TR] TR6 Stromberg question<br>
<br>
<div id="AOLMsgPart_1.2_c425e000-65cf-4115-8c1a-67dac2ee440e">
<div class="aolReplacedBody">My friend's TR6 was running poorly. After the car
had been running, and was turned off, I noticed drips of gasoline dropping from
the port below the forward carb just in front of the intake manifold. I
concluded the Gross jet was
not stopping the flow of gas to the carb and gas was getting pushed into the
engine. So I replaced both float valves with standard valves and also changed
both floats. After putting everything back together, I ran the car for a few
minutes and turned it off.
It was dripping gas out the same port. Looked in the throat from the air
filter side and saw a small puddle of gas in the lower area right in front of
the venturi. As far as I know, that means the gas isn't shutting off. Perhaps I
didn't adjust the float correctly.
Or there is something at the fuel inlet orifice allowing gas to bypass the
valve. Is there anything I am missing here? Could the enrichment valve
(choke) be the culprit? I haven't touched that yet. I adjusted the new float to
fully close the valve when the
mold line of the float was parallel with the horizontal edge of the carb where
the fuel reservoir attaches.<br>
<br>
Am I missing anything else here? <br>
<br>
Thanks <br>
Creig Houghtaling<br>
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