[TR] and speaking of engine performance

[Don Spence]

High tension leads?


On 7-Jul-09, at 12:00 PM, triumphs-request at autox.team.net wrote:

> From: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller at rcn.com>
> Date: July 6, 2009 9:12:29 PM MDT (CA)
> To: Triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] and speaking of engine performance
> Reply-To: jimmuller at rcn.com
>
>
> 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
> jimmuller at rcn.com