Just finished rebuilding my 64 TR4 Strombergs. Very easy, I would be
surprised if there were more than 10 parts in the kit. Although, the tune up
was time consuming.
Wow, what a difference. No more gas leaks. No more rough idle. When warm,
it idles right at 850. Smooth. Highly recommended to all.
However, it isn't perfect. I notice that sometimes, when I let up on the
accelerator, after hard acceleration, the RPM continues dropping until the
car almost dies. I have to feather the gas a little to get it going. My
guess is that it isn't getting enough gas.
I have 10-40w in the dampers. The pistons drop completely down on the choke
bridge with a little clink, (before filling dampers), so I think the needles
are adjusted properly. The floats are set at 18 mm. (@.71").
However, my fuel pump is very old and in need of a rebuild. I also installed
a Purolater clear glass in-line fuel filter and it never seems to fill. The
filter doesn't fill up more than about a quarter full, and not always that
much. Could the old fuel pump be starving the carbs?
Also, the old float needle valves had 3 big outlet holes. The new one, only
had 2 smaller holes.
Any ideas from the list would be greatly appreciated.
Paul Willou
1964 TR4
Torrance, CA
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