[TR] TR6 - Help Wanted

[Rich White]

BobB wrote:

Is the TR6 distributor similar to the TR3?B Other than the addition of 3 more
spark plug wires of course.


I'm I missing something or wouldn't this make the TR3? a three cylinder or the
TR6 a seven cylinder?


Rich White St. Joseph, IL USA
'63 TR3B TCF587L
That ain't a scrap pile, that is my car!
See it moves!




> Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 17:07:28 +0000
> From: kinderlehrer at comcast.net
> To: dctr6 at optonline.net
> CC: triumphs at autox.team.net; 6pack at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 - Help Wanted
>
> 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
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