[TR] TR6 Victory Ride Ends In Drag of Shame

[Jerry Cole]

Finally Helen Back (1972 TR6) got her day in the sun.

 Much awaited drive went fine all day then three miles from the house... No 
spark. No tools. Cell phone? yes. AAA card? hadn't arrived yet. After much 
waiting, Helen Back came home behind my F150.

 Spark out the coil wire but none to the plugs. No points, previous owner 
had installed a Crane ignition system. Poorly, I might add.

 My knee-jerk reaction has always been to install a Pertronix Flamethrower 
coil and a Pertronix Ignitor. Nice clean install and the goodies all fit 
under the distributor cap and not on the fender well. Nice clean install and 
still no spark. What could it be? The rotor!!! Looks perfect, but somehow 
will not permit the transfer of spark all of the sudden, without warning. 
New rotor and Helen sprang to life.

 Nice shiny new paint, cushy new $1700 seats and I am on the road.

 Ted, I haven't forgotten. I have my old seat upholstery ready for you (at 
long last).

Jerry Cole
Lakewood, WA.
1972 TR6 (Helen Back)