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Hi Joel - It does sound like it=E2=80=99s flooding. It could be that your el=
ectric fuel pump is kicking out too much pressure and overcoming the float v=
alve, unless you have a regulator. The carbs need only 3 or 4 pounds at the m=
ost. I have seen this issue with a friend=E2=80=99s TR6. -john
> On Aug 27, 2021, at 12:10 PM, Joel Justin <j_bar_j@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BF
> Hi everyone. This is my first time posting a question. I've got a 1965 Tri=
umph 2000 Mk1 Saloon. The engine is basically a GT6 2 liter with dual Stromb=
erg CD150 carbs. I have a starting issue and I'd like to tap into the wisdom=
of this group. When I first go to start the car, I give it a little choke, p=
ump the accelerator once or twice and leave it at about half throttle, and t=
urn the key. The car always starts right up, even if it's been sitting for a=
month. But if I pull it out into the driveway, and turn it off (or stall it=
=F0=9F=98=89), then try to restart it, it struggles. It cranks and cranks w=
ith the RPMs increasing like it's thinking about starting, and sometimes it d=
oes, but others, it takes several cycles of that before it starts. The warme=
r the engine, the harder it is to restart. If I let it cool for say a half h=
our, it starts right up again. The carbs were rebuilt about a year ago (this=
happened before and after the rebuild). I've replaced the mechanical fuel p=
ump with an electric one thinking it might be a weak fuel pump, but that did=
n't solve it. I improved my grounding to ensure I wasn't stealing coil volta=
ge for the starter, and I even replaced the starter with a high-torque versi=
on to get a higher spin rate. None of this helped. I thought vapor lock migh=
t be the issue (I also installed a head shield for the carbs), but it happen=
s when it's cold too. The only thing left I can think of is that the carbs a=
re flooding. But when I rebuilt them, I was careful to set the float height.=
Before I pull the carbs to check/adjust, does anyone have any suggestions o=
n what might be causing this?
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> Thanks, Joel Justin...
> 1954 TR2
> 1958 10 Estate
> 1960 TR3A
> 1961 TR4
> 1965 2000
> 1971 GT6
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Hi Joel - It does sound like it=E2=80=99s f=
looding. It could be that your electric fuel pump is kicking out too much pr=
essure and overcoming the float valve, unless you have a regulator. The carb=
s need only 3 or 4 pounds at the most. I have seen this issue with a friend=E2=
=80=99s TR6. -john<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Aug 2=
7, 2021, at 12:10 PM, Joel Justin <j_bar_j@hotmail.com> wrote:<br><br>=
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Hi everyone. This is my first time posting a question. I've got a 1965 Trium=
ph 2000 Mk1 Saloon. The engine is basically a GT6 2 liter with dual Stromber=
g CD150 carbs. I have a starting issue and I'd like to tap into the wisdom o=
f this group. When I first go
to start the car, I give it a little choke, pump the accelerator once or tw=
ice and leave it at about half throttle, and turn the key. The car always st=
arts right up, even if it's been sitting for a month. But if I pull it out i=
nto the driveway, and turn it
off (or stall it =F0=9F=98=89), then try to restart it, it struggles. It cr=
anks and cranks with the RPMs increasing like it's thinking about starting, a=
nd sometimes it does, but others, it takes several cycles of that before it s=
tarts. The warmer the engine, the harder
it is to restart. If I let it cool for say a half hour, it starts right up a=
gain. The carbs were rebuilt about a year ago (this happened before and afte=
r the rebuild). I've replaced the mechanical fuel pump with an electric one t=
hinking it might be a weak
fuel pump, but that didn't solve it. I improved my grounding to ensure I wa=
sn't stealing coil voltage for the starter, and I even replaced the starter w=
ith a high-torque version to get a higher spin rate. None of this helped. I t=
hought vapor lock might be
the issue (I also installed a head shield for the carbs), but it happens wh=
en it's cold too. The only thing left I can think of is that the carbs are f=
looding. But when I rebuilt them, I was careful to set the float height. Bef=
ore I pull the carbs to check/adjust,
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Thanks, Joel Justin...</div>
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1954 TR2</div>
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1958 10 Estate</div>
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1960 TR3A</div>
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1961 TR4</div>
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1965 2000</div>
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1971 GT6</div>
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