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"><div> </div>=0A<div> I had a drive ruined by a pertronics faili=
ng. first one, then two of the magnets fell out.</div>=0A<div> </=
div>=0A<div>but I always carry a full distributor, with points, rotor, cap,=
and labeled wires, ready to drop in, already timing set. this was on=
the tr4, which I've only had for about 5 years.</div>=0A<div> </div>=
=0A<div>for those of you who are sunday drivers, I can understand it. =
but we get better performance out of the pertronix. my son seriously=
autocrosses the TR6, and has trophies to prove it. have had that car=
since 2001, and a pertronix for most of those years. never a problem=
. the failures are few and far between, but if it happens on your car=
its 100%!</div>=0A<div> </div>=0A<div>love the pertronix, but have a =
backup.</div>=0A<BLOCKQUOTE id=3DreplyBlockquote style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
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-- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Re: [TR] A flood of flukes<BR>From=
: "<a href=3D"mailto:Wbeech@flash.net";>Wbeech@flash.net</a>" <<a href=3D=
"mailto:wbeech@flash.net";>wbeech@flash.net</a>><BR>Date: Tue, June 25, 2=
019 7:30 pm<BR>To: TERRY SMITH <<a href=3D"mailto:terryrs@comcast.net";>t=
erryrs@comcast.net</a>><BR>Cc: triumphs <<a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@a=
utox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>><BR><BR>Ouch, at least you ha=
d a nice 4+ hour drive. Not a fan of electronic ignition, just call =
me an old pointy head. =0A<DIV>Bill</DIV>=0A<DIV>tS30800L<BR><BR>=0A<D=
IV id=3DAppleMailSignature dir=3Dltr>Sent from my DynaTAC 8000X</DIV>=0A<DI=
V dir=3Dltr><BR>On Jun 25, 2019, at 4:03 PM, TERRY SMITH <<A href=3D"mai=
lto:terryrs@comcast.net" target=3D_blank>terryrs@comcast.net</A>> wrote:=
<BR><BR></DIV>=0A<DIV dir=3Dltr>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">My wife had an old co=
llege roommate over for lunch on Sunday, so better part of valor I made mys=
elf scarce with a 4 and a half hour aimless drive in the TR3. I shoul=
d say four hours and twenty-eight minutes, because exactly two minutes from=
home the car lost all power. No coughing, stumbling, fluttering.&nbs=
p; Just total power one minute, complete shutdown the next. <BR></div=
>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;=
COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><BR></div>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">Towed it home with t=
he loader, got it in the garage and went to work testing. No spark ou=
t of the plugs. Good spark out of the coil. Swapped the Pertron=
ix unit out for points, engine started and car ran fine. I think I'm =
done with electronic ignitions. I very likely killed the thing leavin=
g the key on or somesuch idiocy to which I am prone. Fluke number one=
. <BR></div>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,=
arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><BR></div>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZ=
E: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">Nex=
t I ran it up to temperature at high idle so I could check the mixture one =
last time, I noticed it was overheating. There are no knocks, rattles=
or grindings going on. Oil pressure is steady and good. Tested=
this twice, so I've either got a water pump or thermostat problem. F=
luke number two. </div>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
helvetica,arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><BR></div>=0A<div style=
=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51=
,51,51)">Happen to have a new spare water pump already so I thought to repl=
ace both the thermostat and pump while the coolant was already drained.&nbs=
p; I got under the car to unscrew the plug from the radiator to let t=
he water out. Got the plug out, then noticed that not only the plug c=
ame out, but the threaded housing came out with it. Apparently it's l=
ike a plug within a plug, one threaded, the other weakly soldered it in.&nb=
sp; This is one of the new radiators from one of the Big 3. Fluke number th=
ree. <BR></div>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helveti=
ca,arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><BR></div>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-=
SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">=
Gadfrey. <BR></div>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: hel=
vetica,arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><BR></div>=0A<div style=3D"F=
ONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,5=
1)">Spent today pulling the valence and the radiator. I'll take it to=
some radiator place to have the plug housing brazed in instead of soldered=
. At least getting at the water pump is going to be easier. <BR=
></div>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial,sans-=
serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><BR></div>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FO=
NT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">Terry Smith, '=
59 TR3A TS 58667<BR></div>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">New Hampshire<BR></di=
v>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial,sans-serif=
; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><BR></div>=0A<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FA=
MILY: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><BR></div></DIV>=0A=
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