[Tigers] Tiger Stopped Running

[chuwe at kc.rr.com]

Hi Larry,
I don't have all the answers yet, but here are a some:
* The car ran great 2 days ago - I drove it up and down my street
* It started fine yesterday, then I started to back out of the garage and that's when it sputtered out (really felt like it was running out of gas)
* The gasoline is new
* I removed and cleaned the gas tanks
* Fuel filter is new
* The carburetor is a brand new edelbrock 600cfm w/ manual choke
* Two solid streams of gas when I look in the carb
* When I try to start it now it just sputters and fires occasionally, never fully running smooth
* The fuel pump is clicking (I will pull the line and test flow)
* Coil wires are tight
* Distributor, coil, wires were all purchased new within the past year and have about 5 miles on them
* I turned the engine to TDC and checked position of rotor - all good
* I did try a different coil and wire off of an old mustang I have with no luck (can't promise they are good though)

---- Larry Mayfield <drmayf at mayfco.com> wrote: 
> Yeah, a little bit more information is helpful. Like how long does it run
> before ceasing to run?  Does it just slow down and die? How old is the
> gasoline in the tank? Have you checked the fuel filter for gunk in it from
> the fuel tank?  Does the fuel pump die or is it still pumping?  What carb do
> you have on the car? How long has it  been since it actually ran ok?  Is the
> battery fully charged? Is the ballast resistor connected properly (if the
> ire with two leads comes off or makes poor contact, it will stop).  Are the
> coil wires tight? How about the coil to dizzy high tension spark lead: is it
> in good shape? How many miles on everything? When did  you last check fuel
> pump flow (ie timed catch into a can to see if it is a dribble or good
> flow). 
> 
> So, yeah quite a bit more info needed. 
> 
> Mayf
> 
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> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 6:43 PM
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> Subject: [Tigers] Tiger Stopped Running
> 
> I'm hopeful some folks on the list might be able to point me in the right
> direction. I'm currently finishing up the restoration on my Tiger and went
> to move it outside today to create space in the garage to work on the seats.
> The car started fine, as it always does. But, then it acted as if it were
> running out of gas and stalled. I checked and I do have gas, the fuel pump
> is working and gas squirts in the carb. the problem appears to be on the
> ignition side. It will fire and sputter here and there, but won't run fully.
> I'm running stock ignition with points. The distributor, coil and ignition
> wires are new. I did not replace the ballast resistor - it appears to be
> original equipment. Is there a chance it could be failing? What are the
> symptoms and is there a good way to test? I realize diagnosis over the
> internet is difficult, but a couple ideas for me to check would be great.
> I'm hoping to enjoy a few Fall days in the Tiger before snow flies!
> Thank you in advance,
> Chris 
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