[TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 4, Issue 134

[JOSEPH MATO]

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Today's Topics:

  1. Re: TR3 Coil question
(Randall)
  2. Seat Covers (Robert Jones)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 08:18:28 -0700
From: "Randall"
<tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Coil question
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> Question:  bad luck /
coincidence or is anyone aware of a 
> systematic problem
> which can cause
coils to quit?  

Well, the most obvious question is did you get the right
kind of coil?

After that, I would check the end-to-end resistance of all the
plug wires
(from cap terminal to plug terminal) to see that they are all
reasonably
close to the same value.  The exact value isn't so important,
anything
between 0 and maybe 5000 ohms is OK depending on what kind of wires
you are
running; but one that is unusually high indicates a problem that could
be
allowing the system voltage to go too high every time that cylinder fires.
I had a coil fail during TRfest, then started suspecting it's replacement
just
a few days ago.  Turns out I've got 3 wires that check very close to
2000
ohms, and one that is at 12500.  In the past, I've had problems with
"carbon
core" wires burning out at the cap terminal; but in this case the
resistor
inside the plug boot has apparently failed.

Or it might just be crummy
coils.  I recall some years ago, Ken at BFE
reported that he bought a case of
"Lucas Sports" coils, and found that a
significant percentage of them (like
over half) were either DOA or didn't
perform as advertised on a coil tester. 
He threw the entire lot away.

Randall


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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 12:03:11 -0400
From: Robert Jones
<rjones at wfeca.net>
Subject: [TR] Seat Covers
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Hi Folks:

Does anyone know of a source for
slip-over seat covers for a TR6?  I need
something to protect the leather seat
covers from everyday use.

Thanks

Bob


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