[TR] Waking the slumbering beast

Brad Kahler bkahler1 at gmail.com
Sun Oct 12 12:56:56 MDT 2014


Good point. Several others suggested the same thing. So many little details
to think about when waking one of these things :)

On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 5:17 PM, Dave <dave1massey at cs.com> wrote:

> Brad, these are all good ideas but one more thing I would do is remove the
> distributor and drive the oil pump with a hand drill for a few minutes
> after I see oil pressure register on the gauge.  This will ensure you have
> oil in all the rotating connections.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Kahler <bkahler1 at gmail.com>
> To: Greg Lemon <glemon at neb.rr.com>
> Cc: Triumphs <Triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sat, Oct 11, 2014 3:34 pm
> Subject: Re: [TR] Waking the slumbering beast
>
>
> Greg,
>
> This is my first real exposure to Stromberg carburetors.  I owned a couple
> of TR6s 35+ years ago but never had to work on the carbs so this should be
> an eye opening experience :)
>
> I'm planning a full rebuild of the Strombergs so even if it runs crappy I
> should at least have an idea of what I've got on my hands.  I have no plans
> to try and drive the car until next spring.  I need to go through the
> brakes and clutch hydraulics and I noticed yesterday that the rubber boots
> on the ball joints and tie-rod ends are gone so a front suspension rebuild
> will also take place this winter.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Brad
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Greg Lemon <glemon at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> Sounds like you are on the right track, if you are planning on
>>
> starting it
>
>> up the only thing I would add is you might check the diaphragms on the
>> Stromberg carbs, easy to check and if they dried and cracked it will
>>
> run
>
>> like crap when you first try to start it up.
>>
>> Greg Lemon
>>
>
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