[TR] Condensor/capacitor question

[wbeech at flash.net]

Tim,

Try your points first, they may be set too close and closing up after things
warm up.  Condensers are cheap, replace it anyway, I always carry a spare
even though I have never lost one.  There was just a good thread a few weeks
back on testing the coil.

Of course, crud in the fuel line is a true possibility.  I keep a glass,
barrel-type form my FLAPS, filter just ahead of number one carb.  An easy
check for contaminates or water would be to pop the tops off your SU float
bowls and see what is lurking at the bottom of the bowl under the float. 

Just my thoughts as to a place to start,
Bill



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Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 5:06 PM
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Subject: [TR] Condensor/capacitor question

Hi everyone;
 
My TR3A demonstrates a fault that could be as simple as a failing condensor.
Basically, it loses power dramatically after about half an hour of driving,
then eventually fades to stalling. If I leave it just a few minutes, the car
will start and run perfectly for a couple of miles, then we start the same
cycle again. It could be many other things, I know, such as dirt in the
fuel tank, bad pump, trouble with SU's, a bad coil, etc., etc.
 
However, want I would like to do is make sure I have the problem cured while
it's in the workshop and before it's time to take it out of winter storage
and start driving it. Because of the nature of my work, I won't have time to
be working on it once Spring comes.
 
I'd rather not replace the condensor and coil, rebuild the carbs, take out
the tank and get it cleaned/lined, etc. etc., if I don't need to. I'd like
to  start by renewing the condensor, then somehow testing the removed one to
see if  that cured it. There's over a foot of snow on the ground now and
much more will  be on it's way before Spring, so I'm not driving it to test
it!
 
Thoughts?
 
Tim TS22930LO Ontario, Canada

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