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Triumph Runs Rich

TR3Barney said:
why you have that opption I have no clue
When this engine was designed, back in the 40's, casting was a considerably less than precise art. I believe there was enough variation between cylinder blocks (center line distance between crank & cam) to make the adjustment necessary for proper cam timing.
 
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