[TR] Waking the slumbering beast

[Dave]

I'm glad we are having this thread.  I bought an SD1 engine that hasn't 
been
run in years and when I get around to putting it in the TR8 I will 
do most
of these things to it..

Dave



-----Original Message-----
From: Brad
Kahler <bkahler1 at gmail.com>
To: Dave <dave1massey at cs.com>; Triumphs
<Triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, Oct 12, 2014 12:32 pm
Subject: Re: [TR]
Waking the slumbering beast



Hi Dave,

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

-------- Original Message --------
 From: Dave
Sent: Sat, 11/10/2014 05:17 PM
 To: bkahler1 at gmail.com; glemon at neb.rr.com
CC: Triumphs at autox.team.net
 Subject: Re: [TR] Waking the slumbering beast
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
To: Greg Lemon
Cc: Triumphs
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  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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