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Re: TR3A idle

To: mwjordan@juno.com
Subject: Re: TR3A idle
From: fred thomas <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 07:13:37 -0800
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <19970318.022950.6622.2.MWJordan@juno.com>
mwjordan@juno.com wrote:
> 
> I recently got a 59 TR3A running after a storage period of some where
> between three years (claimed) and seven to ten years (estimated)
> 
> The electrics have been replaced (new wiring harness), cooling system
> checked (boiled out radiator), all hydraulics renovated (clutch took some
> doing, thanks listers for the advice and counsel) and interior renovated.
> 
> It starts and runs and drives.  Have not ventured much further than
> walking distance too date.
> 
> Here is the problem.  I rebuilt the carbs and the idle seems way too
> fast.  The idle adjuster screws (both carbs) are at minimum settings and
> the choke "lifting plates" seem to recess to the flat or fully retracted
> position when the choke is pushed in fully (off).  Yet the idle stays at
> about 100-1200 RPM.
> 
> Any suggestions ?
> 
> M. W. Jordan, Jr.
> Greenwood, Mississippi
> TR3A
> Norton motorcycles, Triumph Motorcycles, Ducati single motorcycles, BSA
> motorcycles            Adjust the vertical rod that comes up to the front 
>carb. 
from the accelerator rod,

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