Tim,
Had the same problem, placed the gaskets and so far so good.
Good luck,
Jack '74 TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@cs1.presby.edu>
To: TRIUMPHS@autox.team.net <TRIUMPHS@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, February 28, 1999 4:41 PM
Subject: TR6 Stromberg carb question
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>I just finished dismantling and cleaning the two Strombergs on my 1974
>TR6 purchased in October. The PO gave me one carb kit (in a plastic
>bag) and I bought another, but the PO's kit did not have a gasket for
>the starter box/choke assembly which the other kit had. Neither carb
>had the gasket when I took them apart. One of my catalogs shows the
>gasket but does not have a part number for it, and another one doesn't show
>it at all. I decided to leave them off. I cranked up the engine for the
>first time a couple of hours ago, and it caught right up and sounded
>pretty smooth with no adjustments yet, but the forward carb is leaking
>gas and it appears to be from the starter box. So it seems that the
>gasket might really be necessary even though it wasn't there before
>and there was no leaking before. Do any of you out there remember
>whether your manual choke Strombergs have the gasket? And is there a
>way to buy another one without getting the whole rebuild kit?
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>Thanks for any help.
>
>Tim Gaines
>1974 TR6
>1980 Spitfire
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