It's your ign rotor--replace it.
Rick Orthen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mbullard [mailto:mbullard@hawaii.rr.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 9:18 PM
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: She no run...
>
>
> Listers,
>
> I am more than likely going to be calling on all of you often from this
> point until I die, but that's the only way I going to learn right? I
> have to tell you, I've never worked on cars before (woodworking has
> always been my hobby)but I am determined and able to learn.
>
>
> My car ('74 TR6) started acting funny (missing, backfiring and just
> sounding bogged down) shortly after I got it back to Hawaii. I had a
> mechanic friend come over and he adjusted the timing and all was fine
> for a day or so and it started back up again.
>
> I then sent the list a request a week and a half ago (it never went
> through and I didn't resend) asking if it might be the carbs and if I
> should rebuild. The car had been siting for some time, then driven 2500
> miles and then sat for three weeks until I got it in Hawaii.
>
> I wanted to take it on so instead of asking the people who know, I
> rebuilt the carbs. My rebuild stopped at replacing the needles while I
> wait for the adjustment tool from TRF... but I am very proud of myself
> and think I did a pretty good job but I have the same problem. The car
> won't start. It trys real hard, even grabs sometimes but it sounds
> horrible. I'm hoping that it's just because the carbs aren't fully
> sync'd and adjusted but it's sounding the same as before the carbs were
> rebuilt so I'm looking for other possibilities just in case.
>
> Any thoughts will be appreciated.
>
> Mahalo,
>
>
> Mark Bullard
> '74 TR6 (that's asking why she was brought all the way to Hawaii to sit
> in the garage)
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