[TR] Condensor/capacitor question

[Chip19474 at aol.com]

Tim,
 
I never had the problem you're experiencing with any of my  personal TR's 
but I did have it with my 1966 Chevy Corvair back in the  1970's.....and it 
was the condenser!
 
On our way home from work after about 30 minutes of driving, the engine  
sputtered and faded to a stop.  I pulled over, gave it a quick glance,  
pondered what to do then tried to start it.  It started and ran for a few  more 
miles before stopping again.  This time a State Police Officer stopped  to 
offer assistance.  After a brief chat, he suggested a bad  condenser.  I had an 
old one in the trunk so I did a quick swap and presto  - no problem.
 
Summary - they do go bad, even new condensers have been known to fail  
prematurely, they are cheap to replace, always keep one in the car as a  spare:)
 
Chip Krout
Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
Skippack,  PA
1976 TR6 CF57822U
 
 
In a message dated 1/14/2012 6:05:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
KingsCreekTrees at aol.com writes:

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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