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<div>i would clarify that.</div><div>the only way to find TDC on a standard triumph is at number 1 or number 3 cylinder. there being no other marks on the crank/timing pulley</div><div><br></div><div>trying to put a dial Gage down the spark plug hole kinda works but not many people have one.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, April 30, 2018, 12:12:27 PM PDT, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">This is the first I've seen of this message which claims to have been<br></div><div dir="ltr">sent seven days ago...and I haven't seen any replies. So, just in<br></div><div dir="ltr">case the Intertubes are doing their thing, I'd take a moment to verify<br></div><div dir="ltr">that TDC is, in fact, TDC on the cylinder of interest. Then use that<br></div><div dir="ltr">as a starting point for rough-setting the distributor.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-- Jeff<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 4:37 PM, Sam Clark <<a href="mailto:trdoctor@aol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">trdoctor@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Greetings all! It has been awhile since my last post, long story. Anyway....<br></div><div dir="ltr">> We are trying to get a member’s TR3 started. We had the timing set so it would backfire out the exhaust. We turned the distributor 180 and it not spits back through the carbs. A new Pertronix ignition system is being employed. Carbs are SU.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Any help would be appreciated.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Sam Clark<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Sam<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> ** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/fishplate@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/fishplate@gmail.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/yellowtr3@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/yellowtr3@yahoo.com</a><br></div></div>
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