Thanks to all who offered up suggestions and tips, I have
printed them out and keep them in a ringed binder. A little
repair history on the now previous problem: I replaced the
plugs, points, condenser, coil. Traced every wire from the
dash forward both high and low tension, cleaned every possible
contact surface with alcohol (rubbing not bourbon) took one of
the wife's fingernail files and filed each surface, gapped and
regapped everything. Started it this morning and it ran for
about 2o minutes and then died a quick and painless death. I
went back in the house to sulk etc... Two of my car club
buddies called and offered condolences and more suggestions,
then the phone rang and it was the Mech. himself and with a
few wise questions and what I hoped were equally as wise
answers we (him) discovered the problem. The fuse box that
contains two fuses was the offending component. As the car
got warm and as more current passed through this electrical
marvel it would heat the metal and the metal being very old
and having lost its tensile strength would back off from the
fuse just enough to shut down the ignition. I then clean the
contact points there and even cleaned the ends of the fuse
with the alcohol and fingernail file (which I have hidden in
my tool box) fired up the TD let run for an hour and as they
say the rest is history. My daughter and I came in dead last
in the road rallye but it was not due to lack of skill it was
the stop at Sonic for a burger and fries.
THANK!
MIKE R
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