[6pack] vacuum leaks,temp comps

[Bob]

VTR reference.
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/temp-compensators.shtml
Regards,
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cris Hemingway" <cris_tr6 at hotmail.com>
To: <6pack at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [6pack] vacuum leaks


> If you have Stromberg carbs, the symptoms described can be caused by a
> stuck/dirty temperature compensator on either carb.  These can be cleaned
and
> re-set, and there is techincal information available on how to do it.  Not
> sure where I picked it up though, either Moss Motors or the Triumph
Registry
> website (VTR?) some time ago.
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> Cris Hemingway
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> > From: vance.navarrette at intel.com
> > To: mhooper at digiscreen.ca; sumton at sbcglobal.net; 6pack at autox.team.net
> > Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 13:47:47 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [6pack] vacuum leaks
> >
> > Mark:
> >
> > Oooo, very astute. Wish I thought of that one. Yes, the vacuum retard
might
> > be on its way out, and could indeed cause an unsteady idle. To test this
> idea
> > disconnect the vacuum line to the dizzy and cap it. The idle should be
> steady
> > and fast with the vacuum line plugged. The retard drops the idle by
about
> 400
> > RPM when functioning, if I remember correctly.
> > BTW, the later vacuum retard is NLA from the big three, last time I
> checked.
> > However the earlier vacuum retard was still available. If you do need a
> later
> > vacuum retard capsule, you can order the earlier one, and hacksaw the
> threaded
> > rod off of the unit. Other than the presence of the threaded rod, the
old
> and
> > new retard capsules are identical, so cutting the rod off the earlier
one
> > gives you a drop in replacement for the later style. Ask me how I know.
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