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But I will try Advancing up the ignition timing.
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Thank you for all of the above suggestions. To answer them...Full tank of Shell V Power a few months ago, does it really go off that quickly? Most of the Injectors were new two years ago, and I changed one dribbler two months ago. Metering unit was refurbished by Neil Fergusson a few years ago, but in terms of mileage less than a 1,000 miles ago. Spark Plugs are something I change quite frequently and are usually brown, never coked up or wet. I know my Cold Start really well after all these years, it only needs 2 clicks out, and lets me know if I try to return it too early. The air in the fuel
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Owned my 69 UK TR6Pi for 52 years, now I'm old I rarely use it, It only does one or two hundred miles a year these days. It lives under a dust sheet in my garage with a dehumidifier running 24/7. If it's lucky it gets a short run every month. Today, first run since October. I let the pump buzz for a few minutes before starting, two clicks out for the Cold Start, but I have to crank it continuously for several minutes before enough cylinders are firing to run on it's own! I run it at 2,000 rpm until it's fully warmed up, and it runs cleanly on all six. It's been like this for many years. Spec.
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Since 2007 these 50 year old cars that retain their original chassis are bound to be flexing even more now! So, why add extra stress and strain? Never jack them up with the doors open, and only jack them up from both sides at the front, or at the rear end simultaneously.
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I bought my 1969 CP TR6Pi when I was 25, It only cost £1,175.00 back in 1972, I even managed to make the dealer fit a brand new set of Dunlop SP Sport HR tyres within the sale price! It had had 2 previous owners and only had 16,000 miles on the clock, it felt so new, and so much faster than my previous 10 year old TR4. That was 52 years ago, and I still own the car! It was my daily driver for 5 or 6 years until Children started appearing from somewhere, that didn't fit on the rear bench seat! Then it remained unused in my garage under a dust sheet for a decade, until I had time for myself agai
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And the best bit was the test drive where it ran nicely on all six again, not missing a beat as I returned to my youth terrorising the local neighbourhood! I've owned my early CP car for 53 years now, and wonder how much longer I can keep up the maintenance of this fickle machine? Same goes for my Model A Ford or that matter, but hey, it's what keeps us young eh!
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Being 77 and having arthritis in all my finger joints, I needed more than just a pipe clamp with the existing fuel pipe still attached to No.5 Banjo...I heated the end of the fuel pipe in hot water and got it on the Nozzle end by hand about quarter way. Then I placed a thick wooden plank across both wings, and mounted my small Vice over the M/U area, clamping the Pipe Clamp with just a short length of pipe pertruding. It took about 30 hard taps with a plastic hammer to drive it all the way in, without any damage to the pipe. Phew! I'll be sure to be more careful next time I change an injector!
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Think he said he was 'given it' !
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Thanks to all above!
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Hi all, I was changing No 5 injector when the spanner slipped and I ruptured the No.5 fuel line where it's press fitted to the Injector bit. Doh! I cut the end off and dangled it in boiling water hoping to be able to push it on again. Well as you all know it's very hard plastic, so I only managed to get it on half way! Brown Bible says make a plastic clamp holding it in a vice etc. But No.5 line is a Banjo on the M/U and I don't want to disturb all that lot again! Any tricks and tips how to get the line all the way home while still in position please?
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Bought my car in July 1972 it had 2 previous owners and had only clocked up 16,000 miles. Still gives me a buzz starting it up and taking out for a drive. So glad I kept it!
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Replaced my TR4 in July 1972 with CP26309. it's unrestored I just kept up with it's maintenance, it still runs okay when it feels like it!
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3rd owner of CP26309 it had just 16,000 miles on the clock when I bought it in July 1972. It's never been restored just maintained. But repainted once in 1988 in the original 19 white cellulose, I just managed to stop the painter spraying the windscreen surround black, so that's still in original paint.
