Capital Triumph Register Club: "Get Your Hands Dirty"

Capital Triumph Register Club: "Get Your Hands Dirty" - TR6 Engine Issues (04/21/24)

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For this "Get Your Hands Dirty" session, CTR Club members assembled to address a poorly running TR6. Club member Scot's 1974 Triumph TR6 was experiencing heavy exhaust smoke and backfiring at start up and run-on at shut down. The would occasionally backfiring while driving and shutting down as well. The car was getting poor gas mileage and felt sluggish. The GYHD crew evaluated compression, sparkplug condition, and adjusted the carbs & engine timing. The car showed a marked improvement both at idle and during a test drive.

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@soup1448 5 ай бұрын

Good stuff. Thanks for posting.

@thecapitaltriumphregisterclub 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@VirtualGuth 3 ай бұрын

Kudos to the person responsible for doing the recording/editing/posting of videos for this club.

@thecapitaltriumphregisterclub 3 ай бұрын

Thank you

@VirtualGuth 3 ай бұрын

@@thecapitaltriumphregisterclub I’ve long had a soft spot for British sports cars. My very first car was a 1972 Spitfire that I bought in 1979. Mine was in Sienna Brown with a tan interior. My ex-wife’s late uncle was also a Triumph fan. He restored on his own a TR6 (in French Blue over black) as well as an Austin Healey 3000. Both cars were absolutely gorgeous. Living in New Hampshire, he had plenty of great roads to drive them on. Later on in his life he sold the big Healey, but he kept the TR6 (which he preferred driving). He and his wife participated in British car meets throughout New England. They won a few trophies and made many good friends in the process.

@thecapitaltriumphregisterclub 3 ай бұрын

@@VirtualGuth The Spitfire was the car I fell in love with back in Jr. High School. My daily driver for 20 years was an MX5 Miata but finally purchased a '76 Spitfire 1500 and joined the club.

@VirtualGuth 3 ай бұрын

@@thecapitaltriumphregisterclub After all these years I still find the Spitfire to be an incredibly beautiful design and consider it to be one of Michelotti’s best. Thanks again for making the effort to record and post so many of your club’s events. I hope that you enjoy your Spitfire for many years to come!

@jaman878 5 ай бұрын

Where does that hose go that is attached to the valve cover vent? The early cars had a flame trap attached to that vent and the discharge of the trap was manifolds to each carburetor and the carbon canister.

@thecapitaltriumphregisterclub 5 ай бұрын

Good question and don't know. It looks like it was passing through a hole cut into the wheel well. Might be vented to atmosphere considering he does not have any emissions control or charcoal canisters on the car anymore.