TR6 badly running when cold

Tiny
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Triumph TR6 Pi, badly running when cold!
Adjusting cold start, but still running bad.
Warm no problems.
Ad injector cleaner. And new gas
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 AT 9:08 AM

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Tiny
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Did you check the spark plug and wires? What is the idling speed at start up?
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 AT 9:16 AM
Tiny
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New wires and plugs.
With choke 1800rpm
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 AT 9:29 AM
Tiny
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Check the valve clearances.
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 AT 12:53 PM
Tiny
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Thanks I will!
Let you know,
grtz Jan.
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 AT 2:41 PM
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You're welcome.

Keep us posted.
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 AT 2:49 PM
Tiny
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Valve adjustment did the job,
Thanks!
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Thursday, December 6th, 2012 AT 8:46 PM
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You're welcome.

Glad to now the problem has been fixed.
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Friday, December 7th, 2012 AT 1:08 PM

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