Triumph tr6 acts like its out of gas

Asked by Bryan May 29, 2017 at 08:53 PM about the Triumph TR6

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have 1974 triumph tr6 I drive for about 20 minutes and. It chokes and dies
then it won't start ????

7 Answers

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Check the mufflers they may be plugged up these cars were not designed to run ethanol fuel. When hot rusted baffles may collapse..

I would suspect an issue with fuel delivery. Maybe the carbs are due for a rebuild.

Check fuel pump to see you are getting a good delivery make sure there is nothing blocking suction line in the tank

I had the same issue. If you replaced the distributor rotor with a black one, take it off and hit it with a hammer then buy a red one. It gets hot and it arks through. Don't know it Moss Motors still sell the bad ones, but if they do, shame on them. I got the red one from a local repair shop and never had the issue again.

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Have you resolved the issue? I have the same problem and symptoms with my '74 TR6.

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Have you resolved the issue? I have the same problem and symptoms with my '74 TR6.

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