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Re: Problem with my Ignitor

To: "Ed Esslinger" <eee1@snowhill.com>, <tigers@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Re: Problem with my Ignitor
From: Bob Hamilton <hamilton@accesswave.ca>
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 13:02:42 -0400
Eddie,

         Thanks for the tip as I was having the same problem with the 
Ignitor installed in my Sunbeam Talbot Alpine but the misfiring two 
cylinders would start to fire after about a half minute. I also was 
suspecting an antifreeze leak into the cylinders but will now check the 
magnetic ring.

Regards,
Bob


At 10:28 AM 11/5/2000 +0000, Ed Esslinger wrote:
>  Yesterday, While driving my Alpine,(and it could happen on a Tiger too) it
>suddenly developed a miss and seem to be running on only two cylinders. I
>was able to limp about 30 miles home. I suspected a blown head gasket
>between two of the cylinders. This morning I checked the compression and
>found nothing wrong. I connected my timing light and found the Ignition to
>be very erratic. Suspecting something might be wrong with the Ignitor, I
>started to substitute a set of points in it's place. When I removed the
>magnet timing ring.it came apart and the little loose magnets were still in
>the distributor.  I removed the magnets and replaced the timing ring with
>one from another of my Alpines . Now every thing is back to normal.-And it
>runs GREAT-Cool Cat Eddie ,1 S3 GET,3 ESP's, 2 ESP's, 2 MAKE Tigers
>Deep South Rep TE/AE

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Robert (Bob) A.C. Hamilton, Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Man of Many Sunbeams - Alpine, Drophead and Saloon 1953-1954
[Stable mates - 1973 Midget and 1968 M-B 280SE]
Home Page: www.navnet.net/~hamilton
BATANS Home Page: www.batans.ns.ca
E-Mail: hamilton@accesswave.ca
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