Isn't there also a possibility that the choke is raising the cam to increase
the idle but not pulling the jets down to richen the mixture? That was the
first thing to come to my mind but then I spent a lot of time with those jet
levers lately and I think about them all the time.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 11:47 AM
Subject: RE: TR3A Cold Start w/ether
> > My TR3A has trouble starting when it's in the garage after an
> > overnite rest
> > especially if the weather has turned cold. A shot of ether always
> > brings it
> > to life and it starts right up. The choke seems to be working as a pull
> > increases the idle although for all I know it could need further
> > tinkering.
> > It has new plugs, the Bosch resistor type, WR7BP. The fuel pump
> > does not have
> > the priming lever although I may have a used one lying around. I'm not
> > complaining about the running just yet. It will start sometimes
> > without the
> > ether if I pump the gas pedal but it takes a while. Once it's
> > been started it
> > usually starts on the first push. Where do I go from here?
>
> Ray, sounds like a classic leak from the float bowls. After you've got it
> started, shut it off and let it sit for a few minutes, then reach under
the
> carbs and touch each of the bolts that hold the float bowls on. My guess
is
> your finger will be wet with gas, indicating the need for new float bowl
> seals. My car has the exact same problem at the moment ... those seals
> never seem to last more than a few years for me.
>
> Randall
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