Greetings, all,
A couple of weeks ago I posted a question regarding my youngest son's '72 GT6, and its' inability to run for more than a block or two. Today, my oldest son (proud owner of a GT6C project) and I had a chance to spend some time on the '72. Our assumption has always been that it was fuel related, so we started with the 2 fuel filters. The stock filter, which was replaced last summer, turned out to be basically plugged. The aftermarket filter the youngest had installed just before the carbs had some sediment in it, so we cleaned it out. The fuel pump doesn't have a filter screen, but did have quite a bit of gunk in it. Since we had a new pump with a screen in it, we put that in. We also decided to check out the fuel tank. We popped the sender out, and found enough crap in the bottom of the tank to clog a few dozen filters. Having a very clean tank on the shelf, we decided to swap tanks. While we had the tank out, we blew out the line. More crap. Once we had everything back together we started it up. Oh, what a difference! Fairly smooth idle, great throttle response, and revved willingly. I backed it out of the shop and headed down the road in front of the house. Great acceleration, smooth power, and it stayed running too! It's amazing what a little fuel flow can do. We still have some work to do tweaking it, but we've taken care of the biggest issue. We called the youngest at work and told him we had found the problem with his car. You could almost hear his smile through the phone. On behalf of my sons, I thank everyone that made suggestions, particularly those who suggested sediment in the tank. I wouldn't have made that discovery for a very long time. Bill Gingerich Lake Crystal, MN '74 Spitfire Mike Potter Minnetonka, MN '72 GT6 Mark Potter Hopkins, MN '72/'74 GT6C project Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
