2billydavies
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Hi everyone... me again. lol
So my TR3a is completely out of timing and i'm almost positive the fuel/air mixture is completely whacked as well. Totally my fault due to the fact that after reading a million posts, manuals, and anything I could get my eyeballs on... I still don't have a complete understanding of how to time this thing correctly.
First... my biggest headache, the timing. In the manual it says the cam arm on top of the distributor (cover off) should point towards #1 spark plug. Well, no matter how many times I spin the crank, that cam will not point towards #1 spark plug. It's not even close. It's ALWAYS pointing in the wrong direction. Any idea why? Is it that important that is should point to #1 spark plug?
Secondly... the vacuum unit. Should this be pointing straight ahead? right now, if you look down on it, it points to the left but more towards the left horn. Definitely NOT straight ahead... off to an angle in a 7:00 o'clock position instead of 9 o'clock. Not sure how important that is. I hardly even understand the little nut on it and retarding/advancing this think. It's driving me crazy...
As for the mixture of gas/air. I have turned these nuts on the bottom of each carb so many times i'm positive the mixture is all screwed up. Spark plugs aren't exactly sopping soaked... but they're wet. But the exhaust is not black coming out he tailpipe at all... nor is it white. To be honest... I don't even see smoke coming out of it. My question is: What is the best possible starting point to get these carbs synced with the perfect mixture? They're so screwed up now, I have no starting point. Should I turn then all the way clockwise and just start gradually going from there? Or maybe all the way clockwise and back off gradually?
And here comes the really, really dumb question of the day. Speaking of the mixture nut at the bottom of the carbs. And i'm almost embarrassed to ask this ridiculous question, but after 3 weeks of driving me crazy I'm going to do it:
counter-clockwise, according to the manual, is to enrich the mixture. I get that... but is counter clockwise of the nut done as if i'm Standing OVER the carbs and look down on it and spinning it OR is counter clockwise as if i was standing on the SIDE of the carbs and doing it?? It's driving me crazy because if I think about it hard enough and depending HOW i'm looking at the carbs, one way could mean one way as well as the other way! Does this even make sense?? lol... it's literally driving me crazy!!
I would just LOVE a "starting point" for these carb mixtures.
Ok... there's my line of questioning! After a few laughs.... please help! lol
THANKS EVERYONE... this forum has been a LIFESAVER!
So my TR3a is completely out of timing and i'm almost positive the fuel/air mixture is completely whacked as well. Totally my fault due to the fact that after reading a million posts, manuals, and anything I could get my eyeballs on... I still don't have a complete understanding of how to time this thing correctly.
First... my biggest headache, the timing. In the manual it says the cam arm on top of the distributor (cover off) should point towards #1 spark plug. Well, no matter how many times I spin the crank, that cam will not point towards #1 spark plug. It's not even close. It's ALWAYS pointing in the wrong direction. Any idea why? Is it that important that is should point to #1 spark plug?
Secondly... the vacuum unit. Should this be pointing straight ahead? right now, if you look down on it, it points to the left but more towards the left horn. Definitely NOT straight ahead... off to an angle in a 7:00 o'clock position instead of 9 o'clock. Not sure how important that is. I hardly even understand the little nut on it and retarding/advancing this think. It's driving me crazy...
As for the mixture of gas/air. I have turned these nuts on the bottom of each carb so many times i'm positive the mixture is all screwed up. Spark plugs aren't exactly sopping soaked... but they're wet. But the exhaust is not black coming out he tailpipe at all... nor is it white. To be honest... I don't even see smoke coming out of it. My question is: What is the best possible starting point to get these carbs synced with the perfect mixture? They're so screwed up now, I have no starting point. Should I turn then all the way clockwise and just start gradually going from there? Or maybe all the way clockwise and back off gradually?
And here comes the really, really dumb question of the day. Speaking of the mixture nut at the bottom of the carbs. And i'm almost embarrassed to ask this ridiculous question, but after 3 weeks of driving me crazy I'm going to do it:
counter-clockwise, according to the manual, is to enrich the mixture. I get that... but is counter clockwise of the nut done as if i'm Standing OVER the carbs and look down on it and spinning it OR is counter clockwise as if i was standing on the SIDE of the carbs and doing it?? It's driving me crazy because if I think about it hard enough and depending HOW i'm looking at the carbs, one way could mean one way as well as the other way! Does this even make sense?? lol... it's literally driving me crazy!!
I would just LOVE a "starting point" for these carb mixtures.
Ok... there's my line of questioning! After a few laughs.... please help! lol
THANKS EVERYONE... this forum has been a LIFESAVER!