Why are you assuming that it is electrically related? When this
happened, did the Tach drop to zero, or was it still reading normally?
(Assuming the electronic tach here...) If it still read normally, you
can eliminate the distributor (but not the cap, rotor, or wires), and
points, and perhaps the condenser, but not the coil itself. It's all a
process of elimination by means of Logic. i.e. If the radio is on the
hot (run) side of the ignition switch and was on but did not faulter
when the engine died, you could basically eliminate the switch from
being the cause of the problem. The Tach would have quit as well in
that case...
It's time consuming, but fun (in a twisted kind of way) to track down
these problems. It's why the British have warm beer......Lucas
refrigerators.
Rich
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>From: awtiger@ix.netcom.com[SMTP:awtiger@ix.netcom.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 1996 3:43 PM
>To: tigers@autox.team.net
>Subject: Uncooperative Tiger
>
>Calling all Tiger people! I've got a weird problem that has never come up
>for me before with my '67 Mk1A. On March 31st of this year, I was on my way
>to a chili feed put on by the Oklahoma Region of the Shelby Club. It was
>my first outing with my factory hardtop on the car and I was really excited
>to show it to everybody. Well, to make a long story extremely abrupt, I got
>half way there when the car just died. I had noticed it cutting out about
>twice just a few miles before but didn't think much of it. Come to find
>out, the coil had keeled over. I replaced the coil on the side of the road
>and, since by this time the chili feed was over, I drove on home. I got
>within two miles of home and it died again without warning. This time,
>however, it started right back up again and I was able to get it home. From
>that day til the present, I never know if it is going to die on me. It's as
>if someone reached up and turned the key off...no warning or
>sputtering...just dead. But it always starts right back up with no waiting.
>I have replaced the condenser, coil, ignition switch, low tension lead on
>the distributor and the ballast resistor and still she quits on me. I can't
>trust it and I'm getting rather frustrated as it is summer and I've only had
>it out a handful of times. What in the world am I missing? Has anybody had
>this problem before? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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