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Re: [TR] Inquiring Minds Want to Know - Was TR Won't Start

To: Keith Richard Stewart <keithstewart@bell.net>, Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Inquiring Minds Want to Know - Was TR Won't Start
From: TERRY SMITH <terryrs@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:50:01 -0400 (EDT)
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Easy enough to check.  Just remove the chamber and piston assembly and move=
 them upon and down listening and feeling for any "catch" points.  If  you =
feel minor grinding, the assembly is not moving smoothly enough.

> On June 14, 2019 at 6:34 PM Keith Richard Stewart <keithstewart@bell.net>=
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>     Thanks for the suggestion. I thought about that as I cleaned it up bu=
t was leery of making it worse.
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>     Keith
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>     From: TERRY SMITH <terryrs@comcast.net>
>     Sent: June 14, 2019 6:31 PM
>     To: Keith Richard Stewart <keithstewart@bell.net>; Triumphs <triumphs=
@autox.team.net>
>     Subject: Re: [TR] Inquiring Minds Want to Know - Was TR Won't Start
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>     just a suggestion.  Might want to take a very light grit sandpaper to=
 the chamber and piston assembly to wipe off any grinding areas so as to en=
sure the lubrication isn't just temporary.
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>     Terry
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> >         On June 14, 2019 at 6:14 PM Keith Richard Stewart <keithstewart=
@bell.net mailto:keithstewart@bell.net > wrote:
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> >         Problem solved. Thanks to everyone that contributed =E2=80=93 a=
nd there were many of you. After the air cleaners were removed and I attemp=
ted to lift the pistons, neither one would budge! I removed the suction cha=
mbers and separated the piston/needle from the suction chamber. I used WD40=
 to wipe the sliding surfaces between the piston/needle and the suction cha=
mber. It did not seem pitted but the surface definitely had rust impeding t=
he movement. After a slight rub down and reassembly, it started right up, f=
irst turn of the key. Now, the =E2=80=9Cinquiring minds want to know=E2=80=
=9D part, why would it start when one plug was removed?
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> >         Again, you guys are the best. Thanks for your help.
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> >         Keith Stewart
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</head><body><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sa=
ns-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Easy enough to check.&#160; Just remove =
the chamber and piston assembly and move them upon and down listening and f=
eeling for any &#34;catch&#34; points.&#160; If&#160; you feel minor grindi=
ng, the assembly is not moving smoothly enough.</p><blockquote type=3D"cite=
">On June 14, 2019 at 6:34 PM Keith Richard Stewart &#60;keithstewart@bell.=
net&#62; wrote: <br> <br><div class=3D"ox-988b870855-WordSection1"><p class=
=3D"ox-988b870855-MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">Thanks for =
the suggestion. I thought about that as I cleaned it up but was leery of ma=
king it worse. </span></p><p class=3D"ox-988b870855-MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;"> &#160; </span></p><p class=3D"ox-988b870855-MsoNor=
mal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">Keith </span></p><p class=3D"ox-988=
b870855-MsoNormal">&#160;</p><div><div style=3D"border: none; border-top: s=
olid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class=3D"ox-988b870855-=
MsoNormal"><strong>From:</strong> TERRY SMITH &#60;terryrs@comcast.net&#62;=
 <br><strong>Sent:</strong> June 14, 2019 6:31 PM<br><strong>To:</strong> K=
eith Richard Stewart &#60;keithstewart@bell.net&#62;; Triumphs &#60;triumph=
s@autox.team.net&#62;<br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [TR] Inquiring Minds=
 Want to Know - Was TR Won&#39;t Start</p></div></div><p class=3D"ox-988b87=
0855-MsoNormal">&#160;</p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family:=
 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;">just a suggestion.&#160; Might wa=
nt to take a very light grit sandpaper to the chamber and piston assembly t=
o wipe off any grinding areas so as to ensure the lubrication isn&#39;t jus=
t temporary. </span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: '=
Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;"> &#160; </span></p><p><span style=
=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;=
">Terry </span></p><blockquote><p class=3D"ox-988b870855-MsoNormal" style=
=3D"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">On June 14, 2019 at 6:14 PM Keith Richard Stewa=
rt &#60;<a href=3D"mailto:keithstewart@bell.net";>keithstewart@bell.net</a>&=
#62; wrote:</p><div><p class=3D"ox-988b870855-ox-e656a00d40-msonormal">Prob=
lem solved. Thanks to everyone that contributed &#8211; and there were many=
 of you. After the air cleaners were removed and I attempted to lift the pi=
stons, neither one would budge! I removed the suction chambers and separate=
d the piston/needle from the suction chamber. I used WD40 to wipe the slidi=
ng surfaces between the piston/needle and the suction chamber. It did not s=
eem pitted but the surface definitely had rust impeding the movement. After=
 a slight rub down and reassembly, it started right up, first turn of the k=
ey. Now, the &#8220;inquiring minds want to know&#8221; part, why would it =
start when one plug was removed?</p><p class=3D"ox-988b870855-ox-e656a00d40=
-msonormal">&#160;</p><p class=3D"ox-988b870855-ox-e656a00d40-msonormal">Ag=
ain, you guys are the best. Thanks for your help.</p><p class=3D"ox-988b870=
855-ox-e656a00d40-msonormal">&#160;</p><p class=3D"ox-988b870855-ox-e656a00=
d40-msonormal">Keith Stewart</p><p class=3D"ox-988b870855-ox-e656a00d40-mso=
normal"><a href=3D"mailto:keithstewart@bell.net";>keithstewart@bell.net</a><=
/p><p class=3D"ox-988b870855-ox-e656a00d40-msonormal">&#160;</p></div></blo=
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