[TR] Side of the Road

[Robert Jones]

Darrell:
This happened to me twice, once going and once coming, on my Roadster Factory
Summer Party last year.  Got a new fuel tank from VB when I got home.  Rarely
do I get anything from anyone other than TRF for the Triumph, but the VB gas
tank was the only economical tank I could find.  TRF doesn't carry (or didn't
) anything in stock.  If the trash is coming from the tank, the best thing to
do is replace it.

Bob
On Jun 22, 2011, at 5:00 PM, James Henningsen wrote:

> Darrell:
> That's one of the best things about our triumph group!  They are always
willing to help on eanother when in need.  Sorry to hear your beautiful TR4
cut out on you and glad you got her running without to much hassle.
> Cheers,
> Jim Henningsen
> 62 TR4
> 75 TR6
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <TR250Driver at aol.com>
> To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 1:55 PM
> Subject: [TR] Side of the Road
>
>
>> Guys,
>> The TR4 took me to the side of the road, Route 30 in OHIO, coming home
from
>> the TRA National Meeting in Ft Wayne, Indiana.  In fact I was  there
>> several times.  Out in the middle of no where on a Sunday.   She would run
for a
>> half mile or so and then slowly die.  First I tried to  trouble shoot
>> electrics with no success then I opened the tops of the SU's to  find them
dry.  I
>> looked at Beverly and told her we were most likely  toast.  It was weird,
>> the fuel pump was pumping gas as I disconnected the  line, the Four would
sit
>> for 5 to 10 minutes, then fire up normally but would  only go a 1/2 mile
>> before running out of gas again.
>>
>> I was ready to give up and call for a Hook when the calvary arrived in the
>> form of Pat Davis, hauling his TR2, his Buddy Rich (no not he famous
>> drummer)  hauling a TR4, my friend John Nelson and Jim Shear both driving
TR6's.
>> They  were all then on the side of the road as well.
>>
>> Pat was the fire plug. We are going to get this puppy going again  he was
>> saying over and over.  I was skeptical, thinking that the AC fuel  pump
had
>> gone south.  Rich had a spare fuel filter and Pat was insistent  that we
get
>> out of the way and let him install it.  THANK YOU Pat!   Bingo!  The Four
>> fired up and I never looked back the 90 miles to  home.
>>
>> We often talk about it.  True Triumph Friends are of great value  to each
>> other. None of the four who stopped were going to leave me on the  side of
>> the road until we had tried all on the spot remedies  available. Thanks
again
>> to all.
>>
>> There was a bunch of black junk in the old filter.  Rich was talking  of
>> the horrors of ethanol added to gas ruining all the rubber fuel lines. He
>> referred to some braided lines that were available and may be the
solution.
>> Anyone know about those or any other fix?
>>
>> As a side issue I filled up before I left at a BP station.  Premium  93.
>> The pump was so slow it must have taken 15 minutes to fill  up.  I wonder
if
>> I was pumping a bunch of black junk from the bottom of  their tank.
>>
>> See you Guys on the Road,
>> Darrell
>>
>>
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