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1. TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:17:43 -0700; Any spark experts out there? I am left guessing on this one: Everything on this TR6 is rebuilt, there are no vacuum leaks that I can find. If I put in a new set of spark plugs, my 74 TR6 will run per; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00745.html (7,972 bytes)
2. RE: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:49:56 -0700; Hi ChipYes, I used to use the N9Y plugs before and just after the engine rebuild but I always had this issue with stumbling under low-RPM/high-load. It took a long time just to get to this point wher; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00753.html (7,631 bytes)
3. TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 17:58:46 -0400; Message text written by "StevesTR" on this TR6 is rebuilt, there are no vacuum leaks that I can find. If I put in a new set of spark plugs, my 74 TR6 will run perfectly for about 500 or so miles. Aft; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00758.html (8,065 bytes)
4. Re: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 19:26:23 -0400; Steve, Dave and othersIf you are running the Crane ignition box and a Sport coil, the plug gap should be somewhere around .035", not the stock .025". Ignition wires may be the culprit here. Check you; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00772.html (10,202 bytes)
5. Re: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 08:02:54 -0400; Message text written by "Tim Hutchisen" ignition & Sport coil for many miles without a problem. Good luck and let us know what you find... < And it is the coil that makes all the difference. I am sti; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00786.html (8,294 bytes)
6. Re: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 08:30:46 -0400; How about also going to a Sport Coil? I have the Lucas version and my plugs are gapped to .030. No problems. Joe 72 TR-6 (sometimes Supercharged); /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00789.html (9,272 bytes)
7. Re: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 08:44:00 -0400; Message text written by Joe plugs are gapped to .030. No problems. < My TR6 still "sports" the standard coil and thus I must retain the standard .025. My TR8 "sports" a Sports coil. I haven't checked; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00790.html (8,351 bytes)
8. Re: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:04:13 -0400; Ah, I have the Ignitor system also installed (forgot about that). That could also make the difference. Joe 72 TR-6; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00792.html (9,099 bytes)
9. RE: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 07:06:30 -0700; One possible explanation is glazing ... basically a conductive coating forms on the ceramic surface, that conducts enough to bleed off the spark voltage before it gets high enough to jump the gap. T; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00797.html (8,928 bytes)
10. Re: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:16:25 -0400; Message text written by Joe could also make the difference. < I'm not familiar with the Ignitor system. Most of the electronic systems are electronic points but some, such as the capacitor discharge; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00806.html (8,198 bytes)
11. RE: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:43:25 -0700; Dave Massey replied : The Pertronix Ignitor is also an "electronic points" system. It should give a faster rise time, which will help fire fouled plugs, but peak voltage under ideal conditions will; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00813.html (8,335 bytes)
12. RE: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:35:17 -0500; Here is a guess. I have read that some fuel additives will cause near invisible deposits on the spark plug insulators. Some of these can be electrically conductive. Perhaps using to much lead substi; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00819.html (8,124 bytes)
13. Re: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:23:22 -0400; voltage that -- Randall, would applying a light coat of dialectric to the ceramic help keep glaze and conductivity to a minimum, or would the heat do it in? Terry Smith '59 TR3A (body off, but rest; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00820.html (8,245 bytes)
14. RE: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:46:53 -0700; We're talking about inside the combustion chamber here ... I don't know of any better dielectric than ceramic at those temperatures. The 'glaze' is deposited on the ceramic (basically melted fuel de; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00821.html (8,435 bytes)
15. RE: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 23:41:27 -0700; There have been so many excellent guesses. I tried to check this one out by placing an ohm meter across the insulator areas that would get contaminated by this sort of thing but there was no reading.; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00826.html (8,236 bytes)
16. RE: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 08:29:13 -0400; Message text written by "Randall" over 40Kv, enough to break down the insulation of the coil if the voltage is not limited by the spark plugs. BTDT < And the rotor. ;-) Dave; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00831.html (7,523 bytes)
17. Re: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:13:39 -0400; -- Greg, I'm wondering if it's a spark plug issue. New spark plugs may be so efficient, that your problem may not be observable, but as they wear, the problem can be seen. Something else, which will; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg00850.html (8,898 bytes)
18. TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: "StevesTR" <StevesTR@veroquest.com>; Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:17:43 -0700; Any spark experts out there? I am left guessing on this one: Everything on this TR6 is rebuilt, there are no vacuum leaks that I can find. If I put in a new set of spark plugs, my 74 TR6 will run per; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg01604.html (8,349 bytes)
19. RE: TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: "StevesTR" <StevesTR@veroquest.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:49:56 -0700; Hi ChipYes, I used to use the N9Y plugs before and just after the engine rebuild but I always had this issue with stumbling under low-RPM/high-load. It took a long time just to get to this point wher; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg01612.html (8,093 bytes)
20. TR6 Spark Plug Issue (score: 1): Author: Dave Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 17:58:46 -0400; Message text written by "StevesTR" on this TR6 is rebuilt, there are no vacuum leaks that I can find. If I put in a new set of spark plugs, my 74 TR6 will run perfectly for about 500 or so miles. Aft; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg01617.html (8,621 bytes)

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