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President’s Corner

The TR8 Saga continues. Having now replaced the distributor and coil twice. Inside This Issue
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1 replacement was with a Pertronix unit that failed soon after being installed
and then replacing that with an Edelbrock unit for a Buick 215 V8 that seems TSWFL Event Page 2
to be working, but the car is still not drivable. Calendar, Club
Officers, Treasure’s
I removed the Airflow Meter within the FI system and the ECU that controls Report
the system and had them certified and then reinstalled them, but it is still the Newsletter Page 3
same. My TR8 Fuel Injection guidance is coming from Jim Tencate, the
Triumph Wedge Owners Association, (TWOA), TR8 FI guru who lives in Director’s Corner
New Mexico. Member’s Corner Page 4
Tech Corner Pages 5-
Jim’s next items to inspect are the fuel injectors. The car sat for 16 years 12
without use, so our next effort is to remove the 8 injectors and the cold start Parts for sale & Page 13
injector and send them out for cleaning and testing. This is not an easy task. I
am working with some of our club members that are more mechanical astute Classifieds – Cars
than I to accomplish this activity. for Sale
Vendor Services Pages 14-
& Suppliers 19
TSWFL Supporters Page 20

Stay tuned for the next update. Same time and same place.

“Triumphs Live On”

Dennis McKinley
President