[TR] TR3A fuel troubles

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Don't forget a bad coil.B  Mine failed in with suimilar symptoms.B  I, too,
thought it was fuel, but it still turned out to be electrical.



-Tony



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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 17:28:58 -0500 (EST)
From: KingsCreekTrees at aol.com
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] TR3A fuel troubles
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Hello All;
B 
I drove into the nearest small town today, on mostly straight roads at B 
50-60mph. I made a few stops at stores and the bank, then started off for
home.
B After the car had been sitting for probably an hour, it started great. I
pulled B away onto the highway, got up to cruising speed and then there was a
sudden loss B of power. It was missing (but not "sharply", suggesting to me
that it's a fuel B problem and not ignition). Applying more throttle slowed
the car even more, B applying less did the same. There was one throttle
position where the vehicle B would maintain about 25mph, but running rough.
Eventually, it lost more and more B power and finally the engine stalled.
B 
I let the engine sit maybe 30 seconds and tried to start it. It cranked B 
over for a longer time than usual before it fired, but when it started it ran
B 
perfectly. I drove away and managed to get about a mile down the road
before the B sudden power loss and rough running came in again. This time I
was
able to nurse B it along at 50mph (it's a flat road) as long as I kept it out
of overdrive. B Eventually, same thing; lost power despite my playing with the
throttle inputs, B and eventually died. This time I left it a minute before
starting. It started B almost immediately and ran fine, but it was a repeat
of the same scenario B several times until I got home.
B 
I have done no diagnosis yet, so I could be wasting everyone's time. B 
However, if anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. Maybe a bad B 
float???
B 
Tim TS22930LO, Ontario, Canada.