[TR] carburetor on TR3A

[Michael Marr]

Did the "car guy" look under the hood?  He should have noticed there are two carbs....

First, was the car suddenly difficult to start or did it happen slowly over time?  Have you noticed any difference in choke cable tension when you pull out the choke prior to starting?  Does the emission of black smoke last for a while, or does it occur immediately after you have used the starter fluid and then stop?  Does the car eventually run ok after the engines warms up? Have you had any work performed on the car recently? 

If you are not familiar with SU carbs, you might try to find someone local that is, to just take a quick look at obvious things like the enrichment mechanism (SUs don't have a true choke) having come adrift. 

And then we have the whole question of whether your carb problem is really an ignition problem...

Mike

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> On Nov 1, 2015, at 16:14, Ann Carletta <anncarletta at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> HI Mike,
> 
> Difficulty starting her, draining the battery sometimes and then I have to jump her and have gotten good a depending on starter fluid.  She backfires and kicks out large amounts of smoke.  I was using her in a film and so there was a car guy working on the set and he told me to go get the carburetor rebuilt.  
> 
> Ann
> --------------------------------------------
> On Sun, 11/1/15, Michael Marr <mmarr at albiontechnical.com> wrote:
> 
> Subject: Re: [TR] carburetor on TR3A
> To: "Ann Carletta" <anncarletta at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "triumphs at autox.team.net" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, November 1, 2015, 5:03 PM
> 
> What are the symptoms?
> 
> Mike
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 1, 2015, at 14:10, Ann Carletta <anncarletta at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm
> being told my TR3-A's problem is with the 
> carburetor.  I believe my parts are original.  When you
> fix the carburetors are the parts fixed or replaced?  Is
> there anything else I should look when having work done on
> the carburetor?
> Ann
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