Joe,
I saw the suggestion to check/change the condensor... my additional
suggestion is to remove the plate that holds the points and make sure the
weights on the centrifugal advance aren't sticking. My symptom was the
engine would start immediately, rev fine and die at idle. And not restart
for 15 minutes-2 days :-( Once I thought about the problem for 6 months I
figured out what was happening.
Happened to my '73 Spitfire 1500... drove me (figuratively!) to buy a
running Mini!
Cheers,
Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Joe Donovan
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 7:22 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: TRavails
>
>
>
> I'm not without sympathy for the guy who has had rear end
> problems with his
> TR but as a consequence has been disabled for the first time in
> 10 years and
> 70K miles. On the other hand, I've had my TR-6 since May and have been
> "unable to limp home" three times in about 1000 miles. Which
> experience is
> more typical of the breed, I wonder?
>
> The problem seems to be either ignition or fuel related. The
> first time it
> simply stopped running completely on a crowded highway with no warning.
> Mechanic replaced electronic ignition with old-fashioned
> ignition. Then it
> began to intermittently cut out, but only when hot. This has
> progressed to
> a point where I turn the key, the car starts for an instant, then dies. I
> replaced the rotor, distributor cap and wires, to no avail.
>
> Any suggestions would be welcome. Probably won't actually fix it until
> next spring.
>
> While all this was going on, I drove up from RI to MA on the interstate at
> night in my RAV4 and was passed at very high speed by a red TR-6.
> My heart
> sank as if I had seen my first love in an embrace. If these cars were
> reliable, they would be worth their weight in gold!
>
> Joe Donovan
> '73 TR-6 "The Beast"
>
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