[TR] TR3A Choke Question

Randall tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Tue Nov 6 15:56:13 MST 2018


Yes, the modern seals are much better.
But, they are just standard nitrile rubber (aka Buna-N) O-rings. 

If you measure the size (sorry, I don't recall offhand) you can get them a lot cheaper than Moss.
-- Randall

On 6 November 2018 08:00:07 GMT-08:00, Creig Houghtaling <creig555 at live.com> wrote:
>I rebuilt a pair of carbs 3 times trying to figure out the trick.  The
>best advice I got was soak the cork seals in oil.  Not just for an hour
>or overnight.  Try a week.  When I put the carbs together and leave the
>nuts squeezing the seals on with a light amount of pressure.  Put
>everything together.  You'll notice the chokes work very nicely.  But
>when you run the car, the seals will leak gasoline.  Tighten the seal
>nuts a little at a time till the gas stops leaking.  If you're lucky
>you might still be able to pull the choke.
>
>I am curious if anyone has used the new seals I see that Moss sells? 
>Are they any better?
>
>Creig
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>Henningsen <trguy75 at gmail.com>
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>To: 'triumphs'
>Subject: [TR] TR3A Choke Question
>
>I have finished rebuilding the carbs, new carb linkage etc. 
>Unfortunately
>after all this tuning the carbs hesitate at first push of the pedal. 
>They
>kind of go  huhh  then rev the engine. It's a hesitation.  Seems to be
>better with choke on.   The choke cable is hard to pull out.  Takes two
>ands
>to pull out and then twist to lock.  That's to really get the choke
>levers
>to move both jets down.  Is this normal or maybe I need a new choke
>cable.
>I think the resistance is in the mechanism engineering.  Any thoughts
>on
>aither issue.  Hard choke pull or hesitation.
>Thanks
>Jim Henningsen (aka still learning the 3)
>Ocala, FL
>61 TR3A
>62 TR4
>75 TR6
>82 Jeep CJ8
>02 Triumph Trophy 1200
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