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Re: [TR] Rebuilt carb start up

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Subject: Re: [TR] Rebuilt carb start up
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:23:24 -0700
> OK I had the carbs rebuilt by Paltech and they are beautiful. 
> Put them on last night and I can barely get the car to start 
> let alone run. It backfires through the rear carb. Didn't 
> touch the distributor. I have not put light oil in  the 
> pistons reservoirs yet. Thoughts?

Did you check that the chokes were at least roughly synchronized ?  Carb
mixture settings roughly equal ?

Any chance the plug wires have been disturbed, or the valve lash might be
wrong ?

Should be able to idle OK without oil in the dampers, although it can
definitely cause problems when you open the throttles.

Randall
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