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Perry, I would try swapping the plugs to different cylinders and see if th=
e problem follows what currently is the #2 plug to whatever cylinder you pu=
t that plug in.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Perry Hammock <perryfly@gmail.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2020 2:55 pm
Subject: [TR] TR3 Question -
Was out of town for a couple months and my little TR3 was put to bed withou=
t any preparation (left town in kind of a hurry, and drive the car practica=
lly daily in decent weather.
When I got back, it wouldn=E2=80=99t start without starting fluid, and ran =
terribly, was rally hard to get off idle.=C2=A0 Needed choke to run.=C2=A0 =
Underivable.
So I went through what it could be - figured something on startup.=C2=A0 Pu=
t some fuel treatment in the gas - thinking it had lost oomph while sitting=
, but running was really bad.=C2=A0 Changed plugs, checked fuel pump, timin=
g (have pertronix) etc.=C2=A0 seemed like cylinder 2 was not firing -
Plug was definitely not fouled or as dark as other plugs.=C2=A0 Checked wir=
ing - switched plug wires, new red rotor, new distributor cap (I use the MG=
cap with push in connectors), then found that if I removed the plug wires =
one at a time, it would nearly die, except for number 2.
Checked valve lash and reset, tied again - checked compression - 133 - 137 =
across the board.=C2=A0 Got it running again, got better, then ran good eno=
ugh to drive - went fine.
OK - So maybe bad gas. Would Jake sense that the fuel srtailizer and octane=
booster finally worked its way to the cars.=C2=A0 But, still, cylinder 2 d=
oesn=E2=80=99t affect engine running as much if spark wire pulled.=C2=A0 Is=
this a function of the firing order?=C2=A0 I cant imagine what it could be=
- cant be carb - feeds number 1 as well.=C2=A0 Has big spark, as do all th=
e plugs, and from the cap.
Any ideas?=C2=A0 Sorry for the length of this post and thanks in advance!
Perry
1960 tr3a overdrive
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<div> <font size=3D"3">Perry, I would try swapping the plugs to different c=
ylinders and see if the problem follows what currently is the #2 plug to wh=
atever cylinder you put that plug in.</font><br>
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Original Message-----<br>
From: Perry Hammock <perryfly@gmail.com><br>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net<br>
Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2020 2:55 pm<br>
Subject: [TR] TR3 Question -<br>
<br>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Was out of town for a couple months and my little TR3 was =
put to bed without any preparation (left town in kind of a hurry, and drive=
the car practically daily in decent weather.<br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">When I got back, it wouldn=E2=80=99t start without startin=
g fluid, and ran terribly, was rally hard to get off idle. Needed cho=
ke to run. Underivable.<br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">So I went through what it could be - figured something on =
startup. Put some fuel treatment in the gas - thinking it had lost oo=
mph while sitting, but running was really bad. Changed plugs, checked=
fuel pump, timing (have pertronix) etc. seemed like cylinder 2 was n=
ot firing -<br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Plug was definitely not fouled or as dark as other plugs.&=
nbsp; Checked wiring - switched plug wires, new red rotor, new distributor =
cap (I use the MG cap with push in connectors), then found that if I remove=
d the plug wires one at a time, it would nearly die, except for number 2.<b=
r>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Checked valve lash and reset, tied again - checked compres=
sion - 133 - 137 across the board. Got it running again, got better, =
then ran good enough to drive - went fine.<br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">OK - So maybe bad gas. Would Jake sense that the fuel srta=
ilizer and octane booster finally worked its way to the cars. But, st=
ill, cylinder 2 doesn=E2=80=99t affect engine running as much if spark wire=
pulled. Is this a function of the firing order? I cant imagine=
what it could be - cant be carb - feeds number 1 as well. Has big sp=
ark, as do all the plugs, and from the cap.<br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Any ideas? Sorry for the length of this post and tha=
nks in advance!<br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Perry<br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">1960 tr3a overdrive</div>
<br>
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