[TR] 59 TR3A - Sputter Update

[Peter C]

Alex,
         I've lost the original thread on this, BUT   If you have not 
changed out the fuel completely recently, that could be a/the 
problem. I, and others, have chased their tails looking for causes of 
similar symptoms to eventually discover that while the gas was only a 
few months old, it won't ignite!  Sooty plugs are normally an 
indicator of either rich mixture or poor ignition, the soot being the 
telltale of unburned fuel. But modern fuels are so unstable that they 
won't burn and leave significant soot.
         If you have added a lot of new fuel, then look elsewhere as 
you are doing. I'm embarrassed to say how much time and effort I 
spent until I added fresh gas.

         Peter C.
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At 06:31 PM 4/16/2008, Alex wrote:

>Well today did the following:
>1. reset the spark plug gap to .032"/Bentley - forget that-ran worse. 10 mile
>run-plugs badly sooted.
>2. Changed out the dizzy cap with new - no change.
>3. Changed out the spark plug wires with new cap- no change.
>Not much left on the electrical side and on this side of the engine except:
>1. timing
>2. low tension lead
>3. compression check
>Maybe tomorrow.
>Alex
>P.S. - Going out in the garage use to be mental health exercise. Starting to
>question that concept.