Adrian Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 its Been a question ive been meaning to ask. Once at 45 I just get a load of noise and no power. Has the previous owner rebuilt the carbs wrong or is there another issue? I’m sorry to the triumph faithful but regardless of lack of performance there is no excuse for putting a smile on my face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Timing advancing correctly? Check the curve at different RPMS, idle and 4000 should be enough. No vac attached, and check against book figure. Points/condenser/rotor all good? Carb needle/s correct? Balanced/ mixture set? Air filter flowing? Cam timed up correctly? Valves adjusted? Could be all sorts, but our old mini 1000 would easily whizz past 80 in bod standard form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 I'd agree with Clive, check the timing. It may be failing to advance properly so going out of sync with higher revs and therefore not sparking when it should, but when the revs drop it drops back into more or less correct time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Tried changing up to 3rd ??? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted March 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Oh Pete, what can I say....must be too used to centralising gears. Sailed through the mot today though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Well that’s a good result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Who remembers the song Beep beep about the bubble car stuck in 2nd gear?? Glad the mot has raised your smile Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 10 hours ago, Adrian said: Oh Pete, what can I say....must be too used to centralising gears. Sailed through the mot today though. Obviously not at 45mph or above, though.... Search for the song "Billy Far Out" sung by Andy Irvine about a car that loses gears, one by one, until only reverse is left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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