Run it in a dark garage (with plenty of ventilation) and look for spark
leakage (dist. cap + wires).
On 8/2/2017 5:50 PM, i erbs wrote:
> did you change the rotor? simple test. I have seen this happen with a
> bad rotor or even the carbon piece/and spring that connects the cap to
> the rotor.
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
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> BT7 engine and disk brakes
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> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>
> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 4:35 PM, Larry Paterson
>
> Hi folks ? here?s one for you to ponder. For the past many years
> I?ve raced my 100M without a problem. Lately however at around
> 4500 RPM under load it balks and stutters running quite rough.
> I?ve checked timing, changed the condenser several times checked
> carbs and all the other usual stuff. When not under load it revs
> freely. The motor has a billet crank, roller rockers, aluminium
> head, 100S pistons, lightened flywheel etc and regularly ran up to
> 6500 ? 7000 RPM with no issues. It also has a Mallory distributor
> and is running 24 degrees of advance. Any advice on where to look
> next would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Larry Paterson
>
> 100M, BN7,
>
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