[TR] and speaking of engine performance

[Bob Nogueira]

Jim 
I had the same problem on a TR 4 engine years ago, turned out the
centrifugal advance in the distributor was frozen up. 

Bob Nogueira 

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> [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Muller
> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:12 PM
> To: Triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] and speaking of engine performance
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> 
> The other day I got around to measuring the GT6's compression again, 
> checking the valves first.  #1 was tighter than it should've been.  
> Don't know why, but after I re-adjusted it it read 140 as compared to 
> the previous 120 or below.  Okay, chalk that up to mechanic's error, 
> I guess.  (I wonder who that was.)
> 
> Drove it to work today but it still didn't like rev'ing above 
> 3500rpm, would start missing about 3000.  Ordered up a new tune-up 
> set, dizzy cap, rotor, points, condensor today.  Put some dry-gas in 
> the tank and drove around for 15 minutes but I'm not sure it helped.  
> They're predicting possibly heavy T-storms tomorrow so I'll drive the 
> van.  Maybe the GT6 will get the message.
> 
> In the meantime I'm open to suggestions.
> 
> Jim Muller
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