Yes apparently the timing is set quite advanced at the moment. But the
motor struggles to turn over even with the ignition disconnected when it
is hot.
The weird thing is that I got 13V when cold and around 12V when hot.
I can't explain that.
The national expert on rally triumphs has said that I need a high torque
starter to deal with my over bored high compression motor. Apparently
it is not unusual at all for the standard starter to fail on such a
motor. Given the added strain of a hot expanded motor this seems to make
sense.
Glen.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Miller [mailto:millerb@ivwnet.com]
Sent: Friday, 30 August 2002 11:06 AM
To: Triumphs; Glen Johnson
Subject: RE: Hard starting when warm, impossible to start when hot.
[LONG]
Check your timing. Believe it or not, if it is too advanced, it will
not turn over well when hot.
Also, I think you could possibly have a charging system problem as well
12.2 sounds low when idling... your voltages sound low, they should be
closer to 13.2V
Bill
-----Original Message-----
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When it is cold she starts a treat - first go - and with a glorious
roar.
When it is warm it is difficult to start (after a run for as little as 5
minutes - we are usually reading around a 1/4 on the temp gauge.). It
sounds like the battery is mostly flat and she just gives a few pathetic
turns and sometimes just a relay click. After three or four goes at
this sort of attempt it will sometimes fire.
Last night after a test run I returned to the house when she was nice
and hot (after a run for 30-40 minutes) and she was reading a solid 1/2
on the temp gauge - and my electric fan was coming on now and then to
regulate the temp. While still idling in the garage I took a few notes.
With the ignition in the on position the voltmeter in the dash read
12.2V, I verified this at the battery and found that we had 12.2 when
idling, 11.8 when idling and electric fan running, I also found that we
had 11.95 volts at the alternator whilst idling without the electric
fan.
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