[TR] TR4A - OK, so this is weird..

[Anthony Rhodes]

My 4A does it too. It has done so for decades.  It tries to stall on a hard
left, even a fairly quick turn like going into my driveway.  Not sure why.
Seems unlikely to be fuel starvation because the condition occurs so quickly
that it would seem that there is not time to empty the bowls!   The floats are
in the original orientations, though I don't know where the pivots are
aligned.

-Tony

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On Dec 15, 2014, at 2:00 PM, triumphs-request at autox.team.net wrote:

> Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 13:51:47 -0600
> From: "G.D. Huggins" <guy at genfiniti.com>
> To: Triumph List <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [TR] TR4A - OK, so this is weird..
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> All,
>
> Ibve got an odd thing happening with the 4A that I want to run by the
> group.
> It has been happening since tIbve been driving the car, but Ibm just now
> getting around to asking about it.
>
> My town has several single-lane traffic circles. (small, tight turns, lots
of
> fun!)
> When I drive through those, I tend to put the car in neutral, and coast
around
> the circle.
> But something odd happens when I do thisb&
>
> At some point, the engine wants to die, as if starved of fuel.
> If I bblipb the throttle it responds, but if I donbt, the car has
> sometimes shut-down.
>
> What could be causing this?
> My only thought is that the fuel in the bowls of the SU HS6 carbs is
somehow
> shifting because of the inertia of the turn itself, and not enough is
making
> it up the jets into the carb, causing the mixture to because extremely
weak.
>
> Any other ideas?  Simiiar Experiences?
>
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Guy D. Huggins
> 1965 Triumph TR4A
> CTC 63569LO