I received the following request to the VTR WWW pages.
Anybody out there have any suggestions for Ed?
Please be sure to include him (BEChr@compuserve.com)
in your response, as he probably isn't yet on the VTR
mailing list.
Ed Smith (BEChr@compuserve.com) writes:
> Hi, I found you on the web (obviously)! Here is my impetus to seek
> others involved with TR6's. I have an ignition problem.
> If you have any ideas, my email addr. is BEChr@compuserve.com.
> TR-6 Ignition/Miss Part History
>
> After initial warm-up, no choke, the engine starts to miss randomly at
> idle & can be induced to increase the frequency of random miss by
> “loading” the engine by climbing a hill or shifting to a higher gear at
> an inappropriate speed, (thus pulling down on the engine). SU carbs
> have been “re-built” with gasket kits. Pollution controls have been
> temporarily removed & ports sealed.
> 1976 TR-6, 41,000 miles
> new vacuum lines & flame arresters
> Crane Electronic Ignition
> Crane Coil
> New “Blue Standard” wires
> Bosch Platinum plugs
> New Rotor
> New Rotor Cap
>
> Troubleshooting:
>
> Incandescent Light connected to (+) side of the coil & observed
> while engine randomly misses. No blinking or reduction in intensity of
> the light bulb.
> Timing Light connected to each plug wire & miss occurs to on all
> plugs.
> Timing Light connected to “coil wire” & miss also occurs through coil
> wire (of course)
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Kenneth B. Streeter | EMAIL: streeter@sanders.com
Sanders, PTP2-A001 |
PO Box 868 | Voice: (603) 885-9604
Nashua, NH 03061 | Fax: (603) 885-0631
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