[TR] Odd problem with 3A

[Tom Note]

Years ago i had a similar problem caused by a paper label that had made its 
way into my TR4 fuel tank.
More recently, my TR6 had similar symptoms from a series of bad condensers 
(now Crane ign.).
Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DLylis at aol.com>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:41 PM
Subject: [TR] Odd problem with 3A


> The first day I drove my 3A it ran very well until one moment it started 
> to
> skip badly, so I pulled over and shut it off.  Without even getting out 
> and
> opening the bonnet I waited a minute or less, fired her up and drove home
> fine.  Sunday I drove about 50 miles and found out I don't get as good 
> mileage as
> I thought as the same symptom returned, only this time I ran out of  gas.
> Walked to the gas station, got gas, fired her up, and drove home  fine.
> Later on that day I was driving and had the same symptoms as the first 
> time.
> Ran well, then badly, stalled, pulled over, waited 30 seconds,  started 
> and
> drove away.  Ten minutes later it happened again, same  thing.  My first
> instinct is that there is something in one of the float  bowls that 
> eventually
> finds its way to obstruct gas, car runs poorly, shut  it off, and whatever 
> it is
> floats away from being a nuisance and then  returns.
> I opened my floats tonight and although I found crud, which I cleaned out,
> there was nothing that would tell me my diagnosis was correct.
> Ideas?  It certainly is behaving like a fuel problem.
>
>
>
> David  Lylis
> 69 TR6 CC26160L
> 60 TR3A TS74461LO
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