[TR] fast idle problem

[William Pugh]

There is a great book (How to repair your Foreign Car) Chapter 13

	“Carburetor”  Is  French Word Meaning

						“Leave it alone”

One last thing (for all) if you   really want to improve the handling’s of a TR6 … install a Rear Sway Bar … installation is not simple but can be done in a day and That will blow your mind.



> On May 12, 2020, at 2:58 PM, Bob Leaver <boleaver at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have a 1965 Triumph TR4a that I rebuilt the SU carbs and now I can't
> get the idle below about 1500. I've tried all the screws and checked
> all gaskets and nothing. The only possibility I can come up with is
> air getting around the shafts. When rebuilding the cars I didn't
> replace the shafts because I didn't have a reamer. Moss has a reamer
> for $290.00. I looked on line and can't find a less expensive
> replacement. The book states the size of the reamer is 5/16" +
> 0.0105". What kind of measurement is this? Can you use a 5/16" reamer?
> Does anyone have ideas how I can get the idle down? Does anyone know
> of a cheaper reamer to use? Thanks, Bob
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