[TR] engine tuning

[Chip19474 at aol.com]

Gary,
 
I think you may have two unrelated events!  It sounds like you solved  the 
fuel delivery issue but now you've got another gremlin or two to deal with - 
 not unusual when you're trying to get a car back on the road.
 
For your own sanity, I think I'd remove the fuel line at the carbs, attach  
a short rubber fuel line with one end in a good container, have a helper 
turn  the ignition on (you mentioned that you have an electric pump) while you 
observe  the flow of fuel.  If you're satisfied that the flow is good and 
you're  confident that the carbs were cleaned, the pistons are rising and 
falling  okay, the float valves aren't sticking then move on to some next  
steps.....one of which may need to be a compression check.  If even one of  the 
cylinders has noticeably low compression, the motor will not sound right and 
 will not run well.
 
Where did the engine suddenly begin to leak oil?  I don't think that  that 
issue and the binding choke cable are connected to the fuel delivery  
problem...maybe more related to the engine coming back to life??
 
Chip Krout
Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
Skippack,  PA
1976 TR6 CF57822U
 
 
In a message dated 8/23/2011 10:38:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
goh62agan at verizon.net writes:

Tried  another short test run but car ran poorly,
made awful noises, started  leaking oil, choke cable (new replacement part)
bound up.