Richter12x2
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Well, after being more or less parked for 3 years and stalled (due a disagreement with the wife over paint, and life happening) the State of Texas has decided that we need to get the Triumph running again.
Apparently, beginning this year, we're not allowed to register a car without also getting it inspected. Since we're grandfathered in to the Year of Manufacture plates for a Classic Car registration, if we let the registration lapse at all, then not only will we (according to the law) never be able to use those plates ever again, but we'll also be unable to register any OTHER year of manufacture plates as a Classic Car, but would have to register as an Antique (which limits your mileage and use to only to and from shows, exhibitions, and the workshop.)
So we've basically been given about a month to get it running, and drive it down to get an inspection. Hopefully it will make it back this time (last time it made it there, passed inspection, and then had to be towed home.)
After printing off the checklist, and fiddling with some wires, everything looks perfectly fine for the inspection, but I'm running into issues keeping the car running. Initially we had installed an electric fuel pump, and bypassed the brand new mechanical one, adding a fuel pressure regulator to keep the psi down. After testing this time, it was DOA. The replacement 42S Mr Gasket model was $50, so they recommended a much better built replacement, that ended up being very loud, and constant, which made me feel like it was overrunning the regulator.
So right now, I've actually disconnected the electric pump, and bypassed it with a hose. I'd rather use the mechanical fuel pump, if possible (I'd added the electric when I was troubleshooting my previous issues, which turned out to be an incorrect carburetor spacer.) It seems like it's just not pumping enough gas - it usually starts fine on choke, and dies a bit after turning the choke off (although it sounds good after turning the choke off - no chugging, just smooth idling engine).
If I prime it by hand, it'll run for 3 or 4 minutes, unless I open the throttle, then it dies quicker.
I'm thinking tomorrow, I'll pull the line from the fuel pump, and push some air back through into the gas tank - hopefully it's just something gumming up the lines a bit. We had drained the tank for storage, but it's not really possible to get everything. Hopefully that'll resolve it.
Mostly I wanted to post because while I was browsing and searching, I didn't see very many GT6 prefixes out there, so I wanted to represent a little.
Apparently, beginning this year, we're not allowed to register a car without also getting it inspected. Since we're grandfathered in to the Year of Manufacture plates for a Classic Car registration, if we let the registration lapse at all, then not only will we (according to the law) never be able to use those plates ever again, but we'll also be unable to register any OTHER year of manufacture plates as a Classic Car, but would have to register as an Antique (which limits your mileage and use to only to and from shows, exhibitions, and the workshop.)
So we've basically been given about a month to get it running, and drive it down to get an inspection. Hopefully it will make it back this time (last time it made it there, passed inspection, and then had to be towed home.)
After printing off the checklist, and fiddling with some wires, everything looks perfectly fine for the inspection, but I'm running into issues keeping the car running. Initially we had installed an electric fuel pump, and bypassed the brand new mechanical one, adding a fuel pressure regulator to keep the psi down. After testing this time, it was DOA. The replacement 42S Mr Gasket model was $50, so they recommended a much better built replacement, that ended up being very loud, and constant, which made me feel like it was overrunning the regulator.
So right now, I've actually disconnected the electric pump, and bypassed it with a hose. I'd rather use the mechanical fuel pump, if possible (I'd added the electric when I was troubleshooting my previous issues, which turned out to be an incorrect carburetor spacer.) It seems like it's just not pumping enough gas - it usually starts fine on choke, and dies a bit after turning the choke off (although it sounds good after turning the choke off - no chugging, just smooth idling engine).
If I prime it by hand, it'll run for 3 or 4 minutes, unless I open the throttle, then it dies quicker.
I'm thinking tomorrow, I'll pull the line from the fuel pump, and push some air back through into the gas tank - hopefully it's just something gumming up the lines a bit. We had drained the tank for storage, but it's not really possible to get everything. Hopefully that'll resolve it.
Mostly I wanted to post because while I was browsing and searching, I didn't see very many GT6 prefixes out there, so I wanted to represent a little.