I would say that you have a brake booster problem - that is the cause of the
new noise and the apparent "hardness" of the brakes. I am not familiar
enough with the TR6 to say whether that might be related to the starting
problem, but I suppose that the vacuum hose to the booster COULD be broken
and COULD be sucking air into the manifold which COULD cause the mixture to
be too lean (hence the need for starting fluif). But, that is all
guesswork. Brake boosters weren't considered necessary on my 3A! But I
would definitely start looking for simple fixes around the brake booster,
such as a broken or loose vacuum line.
Mike
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> Then yesterday a new sound popped up. When I apply the foot brake there
> is
> the sound of air escaping over top of my feet. The car still stops but
> there
> is a noticeable "hardness" to the brake pedal. Something is going on
> here.
> I've had the car since 1998. My 25th wedding anniversary gift that keeps
> on
> giving. Or as I like to describe it "my midlife crisis car, only I didn't
> know the car would BE the crisis well into my 60's". I'm starting to
> lust
> after used Nissans or Toyota's. Stop me before I do something RATIONAL!!
> John
> Summers
> Jacksonville, Fl.
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