[TR] Why is the TR3 Hard Starting?

William Brewer wsb1960tr3a at att.net
Mon Mar 4 09:24:22 MST 2013


Great advice Bill,
     Great advice, but I have a post-6000 car without that
sleeve assembly part in the starter.
     I have an electric fuel pump and
wait for the bowls to fill up before cranking.
     Maybe it is time to
upgrade to a modern geared starter motor and/or a new battery.
 
     -Bill in
Tehachapi
 
 

________________________________
 From: "wbeech at flash.net"
<wbeech at flash.net>
To: 'William Brewer' <wsb1960tr3a at att.net>; 'Triumphs'
<triumphs at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Monday, March 4, 2013 7:24 AM
Subject: RE:
[TR] Why is the TR3 Hard Starting?
  
Bill,

This is a long shot but it
actually happened to me a few years ago with the
early style starter on
TS30766L.  Car was real hard to turnover on the
initial starting for the day,
but after that it was fine.  I thought it was
a battery issue, discharging
over the week, so I bought a new one.  Then had
the starter re-built and when
that did not cure it I even added a separate
ground to the starter bolt as
well as double-checking all the battery
connections.

Well, it was the
steel-encased rubber collar (Moss:"Sleeve Assembly" p/n
549-580) that was
beginning to fail and did not get replaced by the
re-builder.  Bought a new
one from Moss, re-build shop replaced it at n/c,
Bob's your uncle and all has
been right since then.

Yes, the fuel in the float does evaporate and so the
first start after a
week or three of idleness take a few extra cranks with
full choke to get
everything flowing.... but she always starts.

BTDT,
Bill
Bill Beecher
'58 TR3A TS/30766L "Tarbaby"
'62 TR3B TCF/2549L " Aunt B" (in
rehab)
www.triumphowners.com/1566
'68 Land Rover Series IIa 88" "The Beast"
"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit
there"  Will Rodgers




-----Original Message-----
From:
triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of William Brewer
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 11:21 PM
To: Triumphs
Subject: [TR] Why is the TR3 Hard Starting?

     My TR3 is hard starting in
the winter. It is garage kept and the garage
has been in the 60's inside.
After not driving for 3 weeks it cranks slower
than I would like and tries to
start and dies. It eventually will start. It
starts easily for the rest of the
day. Then next day it starts readily as
well.
     If I leave the car out on a
cold day (30's) it is hard starting as
well.

     I am debating what gives.
Maybe the battery is just weak and the next
day it is all charged up and
cranks faster. Could it be something else that
I am missing?

     -Bill in
Tehachapi

** triumphs at autox.team.net **

Donate:
http://www.team.net/donate.html
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Forums:
http://www.team.net/forums
Unsubscribe/Manage:
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/wbeech@flash.net


More information about the Triumphs mailing list