[TR] TR6 - Help Wanted

[kinderlehrer at comcast.net]

Is the TR6 distributor similar to the TR3?B  Other than the addition of 3 more
spark plug wires of course. I had similar symptoms in my TR3 recently caused
by the little spring clip on the top plate that keeps that keeps it flat
against the bottom plate in the distributor breaking. Easy enough to check -
if the pointsB plate hasB a lot of wobble, that could be the problem.

BobB B 


----- Original Message -----
From: dctr6 at optonline.net
To: 6pack at autox.team.net, triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, May 8, 2009 8:12:45 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [TR] TR6 - Help Wanted

B B I've just returned from a 2,630 mile Southern trip to The Mitty at Road
Atlanta, some touring around Charlotte and a trip to the NC shore, all in my
TR6. B All went extremely well until about 100 miles from home. B The car
starts and idles fine, and runs in the low revs OK but will not run over 4000
RPM. It just seems to choke - it made the long hills on I-81 in Pennsylvania a
real chore - I'd get going 75-80 mph at the bottom of the hill and would
barely be doing 55-60 at the top - it just wouldn't go any faster. I checked
for the obvious (vacuum hoses disconnected, etc) but found nothing. My only
theory so far is a possible carb problem (possibly a torn diaphragm in one
carb?) but I can't get the car into the shop to check it out B until next
week. B Any other ideas where to look? B Thanks.
Dennis Culligan, Highland, NY / 1976 TR6 CF57948U - TR6IUMPHB B