[TR] Ignition rotors

[spamiam at comcast.net]

Phil, I had the same problem and It was my coil.  It had some sort of internal failure and it was overheating.  As it got pe\articularly hot the engine would develop a severe misfire and then stop.  When it cooled off it woud fire up and run OK for a while then do it all over again.

-Tony

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From: triumphs-request at autox.team.net 
> Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 18:00:39 +0000 
> From: pethier at comcast.net 
> Subject: [TR] Ignition rotors 

> I have been having some on-again-off-again problems with the TR4. 
> 
> The car runs great, then not at all, then OK again. I had to coast it home last 
> Sunday. It shut down completely and would not restart. The other day I got a 
> minute to go out to the shop and it started right up and ran. I didn't have 
> time to drive it. 
> 
> Before I amputate the Pertronix, I'm going to try another rotor. I have heard a 
> lot of talk about rotors causing trouble in Lucas distributors. 
> 
> I have just ordered a Borg-Warner brand rotor from my local FLAPS (it's an 
> O'Rielly) and am going to pick it up after work. I don't remember what the 
> consensus was on the dielectric strength of the different brands. 
> 
> -- 
> Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA