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  1. N

    Stuck Needle Valve - Rough Running

    After I noticed that small amounts of fuel leaked from one of the floats on my Tricarb I replaced all the valve needles in May this year. That cured the leak and the car continued to run well. About a month ago the car howeve started to run very rough and lost power. The problem was...
  2. J

    TR2/3/3A Gearbox Countershaft Shim?

    I read in the Green County Triumph gearbox rebuild guide that you can place a shim next to the distance piece to decrease countershaft end float so that it's between 6-10 mils (7-12 mils in the later manual). Is this really acceptable? It just seems like a 3-mil shim would wear over time and...
    • Joel M
    • Thread
    • countershaft float gearbox layshaft shim
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Triumph
  3. 2billydavies

    TR2/3/3A gas pouring out of the carb vents

    hi everyone.... me again. shocking! can anyone tell me why on occasion when my TR3a is idling gas just pours out of the carb vent pipe on top? it did it again today.... just pouring out of the left carb. no clue why. I undid the bolt on the top of the float bowl, took off the lid...
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