[TR] Condensor/capacitor question

[Al Salvatore]

I've also had a bad coil act in the same way.

Al Salvatore

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Chip19474 at aol.com>
To: <KingsCreekTrees at aol.com>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Condensor/capacitor question


> 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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