>> Just after some more comment on another little niggling thing
>>that is happening to my TR6 at the moment - concerned mainly with the
>>way it starts. . .
>> . . . Once I manage to get initial
>>combuistion, the engine will rev up for about 3-4 seconds and then die
>>again. This will normally occur a couple more times before I am able
>>to keep the engine running (and I'm not just letting it idle here -
>>this is giving it a little gas). Once I can sustain the engine, I am
>>able to pull out of the parking lot - as long as I can keep the revs
>>above about 1200rpm - anything lower will cause stalling, although
>>restarting is immediate. I have tried pulling out the choke a little,
>>but in my experience this worsens the situation - causing almost
>>instantaneous spluttering and then silence. Once, I've done the 800
>>yards down the road the engine begins to idle smoothly and will pull
>>reasonably well at low revs.
WARNING: Not too much LBC content!!!
I sympathize with this problem. You see, I own a 1983 Saab 900 which
exhibits all the same problems - ordinary idle once started, dwindling to
a rough, barely-turning-over-and-occasionally-stalling kind of idle, then
speeding back up to an ordinary pace after 10-15 seconds. Pushing on the
gas just makes the car stumble all the worse.
It would be strange if the causes for this problem on the TR6 were the
same as on the Saab - but they might be. If someone has solved this
problem SHOUT THE SOLUTION REALLY LOUDLY - since my car has been crippled
by this problem 'since birth.'
<LBC content coming now.>
Does anyone know if/when MG will be exporting their new convertible/
roadster to the US? Perhaps I could convince my father of the
merits of owning one. . .
-Jeff Dickert
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