[TR] TR6 will not idle when hot

[levilevi]

I'll second what Stan and Dale have already pointed out about the 74 emission
system/spaghetti western of tubing.  1) it is a potential site of vacuum leaks
and 2) it does matter that its the original setup with ALL the tubing...the
carbs have a way of knowing if you're cheating.  Had 74 carbs originally
before I pulled some 71s from my parts car.  The 74s wouldn't work on the
parts car until every piece of tubing was connected...then it ran great.  Look
in the back of a Bentley to see the connections and flow of things.

Bud

71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
66TR4A CTC57806 (The Wreck-Almost Parts)
66TR4A CTC57529 (The Project)
71F-250 Camper Special (Triumph Support Vehicle)
Z-50A Hardly Davidson 1977 Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: robert rudolphi
  To: triumphs at autox.team.net ; 6pack at autox.team.net
  Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 8:24 AM
  Subject: [TR] TR6 will not idle when hot


  Hi all,
  I have been having a fairly constant problem with my 74 TR6. The car
  starts from cold well and runs great but once it is fully warm it does not
  like to idle. If I pull up to a stop light after the car is fully warmed
up,
  the idle will slowly drop and the car will stall. It seems to be worse after
I
  stop for a short period of time and then begin driving again.  I am not
sure
  if it is fuel or electrical. It is running stock carbs and a 20 year old
Lucas
  Sports Coil. I also recently added one of the carb heat shields which
seemed
  to have no effect. It does have electronic ignition. The carbs were rebuilt
15
  +years ago and I have not touched them since. In every other way the car
runs
  great. I would love to send the carbs off of be completely rebuilt and
  polished by Paltech and hope to do that over the winter,  but would like to
  see if the list thinks this may be related to something else that I can try
to
  fix.
  Thanks in advance for any assistance.
  Robert
  Robert Rudolphi
  74 TR6
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