[6pack] TR5 and TR250

[Ashford Little]

> My Dad worked for Triumph
> (unfortunately not in a capacity which gave him the insight to answer this
> current million dollar question of the 6pack list!) and drove his new PI
TR6
> (in the early 70s in UK) over the Pyrenees, and had a hell of a time with
the
> car sputtering and losing power as the altitude increased, exhaust pipes
black
> with soot, etc.  That would be big trouble with US buyers!
>
> Tim


Hmm, which brings up another question to the uninformed (me).  How did the PI
system meter fuel?  Or why was it the higher altitudes caused issues?
Obviously the air gets thinner, and it didn't compensate, so what did the PI
lack that the carbs had to compensate for altitude?

Ashford Little
70tr6 at comcast.net