On 6/25/07, TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@razzolink.com> wrote:
> Don't get too hung up focusing in on just one cause. Electrical and
> fuel related problems do share many symptoms.
>
> Recently my TR3 started loosing power, coughing up a storm and
> occasionally backfiring. About a quarter mile from the filling station
> where I just filled a nearly empty fuel tank.
>
> I siphoned the tank & added 5 gal from a different source, replaced the
> fuel pump, the fuel filter blew out fuel lines, checked float valves,
> check jet passages and popped in a new set of plugs. All because my
> condenser failed right after I filled the fuel tank. My Mallory
> condenser that had less than 5000 miles on it from new.
>
> Over the years I can not count the number of times I've chased a fuel or
> electrical system problem only to have the real problem be in the other
> system.
>
> Going back to your electric, did you try swapping out the low voltage
> wire between the coil & distributor? It sees a lot of vibration and
> I've has two go bad on me over the years. The vibration can fatigue and
> break the wires at the edge of the connector crimp. The insulation
> holds the wire & connector in contact but vibration makes & breaks the
> electrical connection with predictable results.
>
> Any chance you might have sticky flat valves? Never focus on just one
> system
>
> TeriAnn
Thanks for the tips/suggestions TeriAnn. I checked the items you
suggested (among other things this evening).
--
Kurtis
Russellville, Arkansas
1963 TR4 - CT19389L
1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250
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