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Re: [Fot] TR4 needle question update

To: David Gott <triumphsix@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 needle question update
From: J Wagner via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 17:26:02 -0700
Cc: FOT Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
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References: <1926579810.767323.1715988209074@mail.yahoo.com>
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">congrats on finding the culprit=E2=80=A6</div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">The funniest hard to find bug I ever had turned o=
ut to be a freak rust pinhole in my heater return pipe=E2=80=A6 that was ent=
irely self sealing at low rpm and at high rpm it would only release a perfec=
t little spray mist=E2=80=A6 right onto the distributor cap=E2=80=A6. &nbsp;=
ultimately causing the car to quit=E2=80=A6 (but the moisture would dry so q=
uickly that it wasn=E2=80=99t perceptible, not even leaving any sign of cool=
ant)=E2=80=A6 The car wouldn=E2=80=99t start for a while, but then it would b=
e fine!</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I only found it bec=
ause the car died on a dark road with only one source of light=E2=80=A6 in t=
he odd lighting=E2=80=A6without a flashlight=E2=80=A6 i could see electrical=
 charges swimming around my cap=E2=80=A6 &nbsp;and when I reached down and r=
evved the motor=E2=80=A6 I spotted the little misty stream out of the corner=
 of my eye! &nbsp;It was not visible in daylight!</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">=E2=80=94Justin&nbsp;</div><br class=3D"Apple-interch=
ange-newline" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></div><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On May 17, 2024, at 4:28=E2=80=AFPM, David G=
ott via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blo=
ckquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:O=
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Found the smoking gun for the odd situation: &nbsp;cam timing was off by A L=
ot. &nbsp; Luckily Harbor Freight&nbsp;nearby had a dial indicator. &nbsp; C=
am&nbsp;is now timed correctly; car seems to run great after moving the cran=
k 28 degrees. &nbsp;:-).&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Still wondering if anyone h=
as a similar cam and a preferred needle; this cam is very close to the Kastn=
er F cam but with a smidge more lift. &nbsp;(But, I know: many variables). &=
nbsp;I=E2=80=99ll see how the RG needle currently installed does in the am (=
WET).&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks again for the hel=
p; &nbsp;on site and via email! &nbsp;&nbsp;I fogure&nbsp;the end result is a=
lways good to know!!</div><div><br></div><div>Dave G<br><br><br><div class=3D=
"yahoo-signature"><a style=3D"font-size:12px" href=3D"https://mail.onelink.m=
e/107872968?pid=3Dnativeplacement&amp;c=3DGlobal_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Inter=
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