Do you have a vapor return line running to your gas tank?
My spit fire did the same thing and I found that the vapor line was plugged
up, as the vacuum built up in the tank , the spit started to run worse and
worse
THnx
Pat
63 Spitfire
68 Chevy C10
71 Stag
74 Spitfire
http://spitfires.iwarp.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel S. Eiland <deiland1@elp.rr.com>
To: Charlie Frazer <cfrazer@ballmer.uoregon.edu>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: sudden death
>
> Charlie,
>
> Had a similar experience many years ago and it turned out to be the
> distributor. In my case the distributor loosened and caused the timing to
go
> out so bad that it produced the some symptoms as you describe. Hope you
find
> the problem,. Good Luck.
>
> Dan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Charlie Frazer" <cfrazer@ballmer.uoregon.edu>
> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, January 13, 2001 6:48 PM
> Subject: sudden death
>
>
> >
> >The weather's turned nice and the TR6 is running great.
> >I take it out to do a few errands.
> >Just after starting up on the way home, I notice some hesitation as I
drive
> >across the parking lot. Is it still cold?
> >As I pull away from a stop sign I notice a new and unfamiliar hesitation.
> >In the next few block the car begins to run extremely ragged and my goal
is
> >simply to get home and figure out the problem.
> >In the next few blocks the car dies when RPMs get low, ie, at stop
lights.
> >I try to keep the revs up by inching the choke out a bit.
> >I get a few horrendous backfires, a sputtering engine that dies and
refuses
> >to restart.
> >Fortunately, my son is at home to tow the car the last mile.
> >I suspect a fuel problem and will clean the pump and filter.
> >I have a nearly new battery and no reason to suspect electrical problems.
> >Any other ideas?
> >Many thanks for suggestions.
> >Charlie Frazer
> >cfrazer@oregon.uoregon.edu
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