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Re: TR6 - Intermittent Ignition (?) Problem

To: "Triumph List" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>, "Georgas, Bill" <Bill.Georgas@mci.com>
Subject: Re: TR6 - Intermittent Ignition (?) Problem
From: "The Browns" <thebrown@scci.net>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 10:36:08 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Georgas, Bill <Bill.Georgas@mci.com>
>To: tr6 <IMCEAINTERNET-triumphs+40autox+2Eteam+2Enet@EXCHANGE.MCI.com>
>Date: Monday, December 08, 1997 10:04 AM
>Subject: FW: TR6 - Intermittent Ignition (?) Problem
>
>
>>Looks like this failed to the list the first time around.....
>>
>>> ----------
>>> From: /O=MCI/OU=EXCHANGE/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=BILL GEORGAS
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 1997 4:12 PM
>>> To: 'tr6'
>>> Subject: TR6 - Intermittent Ignition (?) Problem
>>>
>>> Fellow Listers,
>>>
>>> Well, the good news is that work has been really busy, but you all
>>> know the downside of that...
>>>
>>> I have a '72 TR6 that's basically stock except for the Pertronix
>>> Ignitor I installed several months ago.  Overall the car runs great,
>>> unless it's been running hard for a while, or has gotten hot from
>>> idling.  At these times the car will seem to die, like it's not
>>> getting any spark.  The symptoms do occur suddenly, but will seem to
>>> cut in and out for a few minutes before cutting out for good.  If I
>>> let it sit for a while, and cool down, it seems to run fine.
>>>
>>> Timing is good, I haven't pulled the Pertronix out because I read a
>>> brief reference on "soon to fail" Ignition Coils causing similar
>>> symptoms.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts/testing I can do to check the Ignitor and the Coil?  Any
>>> other thoughts for trouble shooting this one?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> Bill
>>> '72 TR6
>>>
>
>Bill,
>I have also had this problem in the past with my TR4.  The coil was the
>problem.  It would break down when it got hot and would return to normal
>when it cooled down.
>Replace the coil, if you have one and check to see if the problem goes
away.
>D. Brown
>


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