[TR] loss of power

[Bill & AnnaBelle]

Something similar happened to Rosey (TR6), ran fine until full 
throttle was required, then would become "dead", and eventually stop 
... after a few minutes she would start, but then repeat the 
procedure.
Problem was the rubber fuel line had become "pinched", allowing some 
fuel to flow, but not sufficient quantities to maintain highway 
speeds.

>In a message dated 9/1/2008 4:48:23 PM Central Daylight Time,
>peterara at msn.com writes:
>>  My 1971 TR6 has a problem.  Symptom:  I am going down the road and roll
>>  into
>>  full throttle.  the car has a loss of power.  Not a miss fire; not a bucking
>>  from a cylinder not firing. More like your car would do on a cold morning
>>  when
>>  the choke slips off and it sound like the cylinders are dead.  But it
>>  happens
>>  when up to temperature no choke. Can happen in any gear at any speed. 
>>  Pulling
>>  the choke makes no difference. 
>
>I've heard of this resulting from a marginal rotor in the distributor.  It's
>easy enough to test, swap in another rotor and go for a drive.
>
>As Randall says, full throttle puts maximum stress on the ignition system. 
>Higher pressures in the cylinders require higher voltages at the spark plug. 
>Your rotor may be withstanding normal spark gap voltage but as the 
>voltage goes
>up the rotor breaks down.
>
>Cheers


-- 
Bill  Pugh
1957 TR3 TS16765L
aka
Casper

AnnaBelle Pugh
1970 TR6 CC59179L
aka
Rosey
Wallace, CA