I had a similar experience; it turned out to be a dying coil. make sure u
have a spare coil in the car when it quits for good. or replace it now.
al salvatore
76 tr6
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Kester" <gkester@ucsd.edu>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 3:07 PM
Subject: The Dying TR6 Swan
> Dear List,
>
> During the last couple of weeks my normally robust '69 TR6 died on me
twice
> (on the highway). The symptoms were: missing once or twice, then repeated
> misses, then the engine died. I was able to limp over to the side of the
> road each time (barely). The car wouldn't re-start (starter turned but no
> ignition). Once the car sat overnight it starts right up the next morning
> and runs like a top. I tried everything I could think of (just the obvious
> things) and the car is now with a mechanic who is also having problems
> locating the source of the problem. It seems likely that it's a fuel flow
> problem (it felt like the car was running out of gas each time), but the
> fuel pump is strong as a horse ,the carbs, coil, plugs, etc. seem fine.
The
> car was running at highway speeds (around 3000-3500 RPM) for 20-30 minutes
> both times this happened. The mechanic can't reproduce the stalling with
> the car in his shop but I'm sure it will happen again once the car is on
> the road. Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any tips? I want my
> car back!
>
> Thanks,
> Grant Kester
> gkester@ucsd.edu
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