Larry,
Do you have strong spark at the plug wires when you wind the engine over
with the wire placed near a metal ground point? It sounds like a coil or cap
and rotor issue.
Best Regards,
Tim Ronak
-----Original Message-----
From: larry rominger [mailto:larrydr1@earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 9:08 PM
To: Tiger List
Subject: It started as a slight miss
Well guys, I took the Tiger to the muffler shop today for
some minor
repairs and a safety inspection. On the way to the shop,
about a ten
mile trip, I began noticing a slight miss in the ignition.
By the time I
arrived, the Tiger was really running rough. I had the
repairs done,
passed the safety inspection and headed back home. Never
made it. The
engine was missing so badly I couldn't get it nursed home.
Ended up
having to get it towed. Fortunately the tow truck driver was
a car
enthusiast and was real careful with it.
I have been unable to find the cause of the problem. The
fuel pump and
carburetor seem to be functioning properly. I'm running a
Mallory dual
point ignition so I have checked the dwell and it seems to
be in
tolerance. Also, as best I can determine, the timing is
where it should
be. All vacuum line are secure. I put an ohmeter on the coil
and get
about 1.3 ohms on the primary side and about 13,000 on the
secondary. Do
these results indicate a defective coil? Does anyone recall
how to test
a capacitor using an ohmeter? Could the problem be in the
ballast
resistor? At any rate, any input or suggestions will be
appreciated. I'd
really like to get the Tiger back on the road. Thanks
Larry Rominger
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