<div dir="ltr">My filter is after the pump/sediment bowl, just before the inlet to the float bowl. This is how Mark Macy and his crew set it up, and I'm very happy with that location.<div><a href="https://4xdog.smugmug.com/photos/i-VgczDNP/0/X2/i-VgczDNP-X2.jpg">https://4xdog.smugmug.com/photos/i-VgczDNP/0/X2/i-VgczDNP-X2.jpg</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Don</div><div>1962 TR3B TSF202L</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 5:57 PM, CFMTR3A <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cfmtr3a@verizon.net" target="_blank">cfmtr3a@verizon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Today was a long and interesting day.<br>
<br>
Pulled plugs - dark/sooty and #4 damp. Cleaned (only had couple hundred<br>
miles on them); let the chambers 'air out'<br>
Looked at fuel pump bowl; quite a bit of sediment; cleaned. Most was dirt<br>
but some was picked up by a magnet.<br>
Disconnected fuel line at carbs; blew air through line; in addition to fuel<br>
there was quite a bit of grunge<br>
Opened float bowls on carbs; not too bad but evidence of moisture in the<br>
fuel<br>
Left it all open to 'air out'. Cleaned carbs as much as possible without<br>
dismantling.<br>
<br>
Fuel filter before the pump - major sediment. Cleaned it. It was so dirty<br>
that the grunge was getting past the filter.<br>
Looked in gas tank and sediment at bottom; used magnet to clean it out.<br>
About a tablespoon's worth.<br>
Blew air toward gas tank from filter connection. Used magnet again and got<br>
about half that again. Looks like more in there so will do it again tomorrow<br>
morning after the fuel settles.<br>
Not sure what to do if it is just dirt. Let it run almost dry and mop it up<br>
with rags?<br>
#4 plug was .035 not .025 as spec'd. could be why it was wet - couldn't get<br>
enough spark. Also mixture was about 1flat too rich on both carbs<br>
Reconnected everything; Checked points/condenser - no issues.<br>
Primed fuel pump; pulled choke; and voila - purred like a kitten; idle a<br>
little high at 1000-1100RPM. Went for a 30 mile drive; no stalling; no<br>
missing; no run-on.<br>
<br>
Tomorrow, I'll check timing although I don't expect any issues; re-set idle<br>
and go for a long drive including highway speeds. Can't decide if I'll get<br>
more gas or let it get low. About half tank now.<br>
<br>
The fuel filter is attached to the chassis rail and barely visible looking<br>
down past the wiper motor mount area. I think it is about in the same<br>
location that earlier models had a fuel shut-off. It is not easy to check.<br>
I may need to re-think location.<br>
<br>
<br>
Carl<br>
1960 Triumph TR3<br>
TS81802LO<br>
Tampa, FL<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Triumphs [mailto:<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Carl-TR<br>
Sent: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 2:54 PM<br>
To: 'Truiumphs' <<a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [TR] "The Little Bits"<br>
<br>
My wife calls it the roundtoit list. I'll eventually get around to it....<br>
<br>
Checked off six of them yesterday.<br>
1 & 2: fixed loose backup light mounting so that it doesn't bounce all over<br>
the place and tightened socket so no more intermittent light.<br>
3 & 4: Replaced buffers for the cubby box door and added a piece of tubing<br>
where the lock mechanism 'fastens' to get rid of that persistent rattle.<br>
5: Added grommets and fish-line loop on the top cover (to the lift-the-dot<br>
peg) so it stays tucked under at speed<br>
6: same repair Randall mentioned below<br>
<br>
Today I am going to try to figure out why the car dies whenever I come to a<br>
stop (richness, timing, etc) - thanks to all who added comments on that<br>
topic over the last week or so. Plenty of suggestions to work through.<br>
<br>
Still need to mount the soft top; and completely do the hard-top<br>
installation.<br>
Figure out how to operate the Go-Pro's simultaneously (3 cameras - mounted<br>
on front bumper mount; roll-bar right behind where the passenger would be<br>
sitting; and somewhere on the back looking to the rear). Supposedly the<br>
remote can be set up to start/stop all at the same time.<br>
<br>
And don't get me started on the ever-growing honey-do list.<br>
<br>
But this endless weekend is great! Don't know why I didn't do it 20 years<br>
ago... Oh, yeah... kids, mortgage, bills, food on the table, etc.<br>
<br>
Carl Musson<br>
1960 Triumph TR3A<br>
TS81802LO<br>
Tampa Bay Florida<br>
<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Triumphs [mailto:<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Randall<br>
Sent: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 10:19 AM<br>
To: 'Truiumphs'<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] Vibration at Speed<br>
<br>
<br>
> Ah - the old "when I get time".....<br>
><br>
> Let me know when you work out where to find it...... :-)<br>
<br>
Guilty as charged! But now that I'm retired, I am slowly getting various<br>
projects done between naps. Just the other day, I finally repaired the<br>
threads in the windscreen frame, so I could install the Tenax pegs. Now at<br>
least in theory I could install a top (if I had one) <g><br>
<br>
Randall<br>
<br>
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