[TR] Odd problem with 3A

[William McLeod]

Check that your coil is wired with the correct polarity.  When it  
quits, see if the coil is hot....  99% of fuel problems are electrical  
(I heard that somewhere).
Bill
Slightly Classics
Tucson, AZ


On Oct 27, 2008, at 7:41 PM, DLylis at aol.com wrote:

> The first day I drove my 3A it ran very well until one moment it  
> started to
> skip badly, so I pulled over and shut it off.  Without even getting  
> out and
> opening the bonnet I waited a minute or less, fired her up and drove  
> home
> fine.  Sunday I drove about 50 miles and found out I don't get as  
> good  mileage as
> I thought as the same symptom returned, only this time I ran out of   
> gas.
> Walked to the gas station, got gas, fired her up, and drove home   
> fine.
> Later on that day I was driving and had the same symptoms as the  
> first  time.
> Ran well, then badly, stalled, pulled over, waited 30 seconds,   
> started and
> drove away.  Ten minutes later it happened again, same  thing.  My  
> first
> instinct is that there is something in one of the float  bowls that  
> eventually
> finds its way to obstruct gas, car runs poorly, shut  it off, and  
> whatever it is
> floats away from being a nuisance and then  returns.
> I opened my floats tonight and although I found crud, which I  
> cleaned out,
> there was nothing that would tell me my diagnosis was correct.
> Ideas?  It certainly is behaving like a fuel problem.
>
>
>
> David  Lylis
> 69 TR6 CC26160L
> 60 TR3A TS74461LO
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