[TR] Ignition question (and hello!)

[Malcolm]

Tonight I replaced the points (and pulled off the breaker plate to check
out the springs).

Both springs were there, but loose on their shafts.  I pinched one a bit so
it wasn't as loose, and sprayed some brake cleaner down around the weights
to try to remove some of the crud.

Also cleaned off the contact plate as best I could, which should hopefully
help the action of the vacuum advance.

This distributor should be rebuilt, but for now it is OK.  I put the (poor
quality) "new" points in, set the gap, and the car idles much better now,
running smooth at 6-700 RPM instead of 1100.

I suspect that a proper clean-out with new springs will help even more.
 This distributor is marked with service mark 40842 A, which appears to be
a TR4A low-compression unit?  Odd that it's identified for a 4A, since the
date code is clearly 162, pre-dating the 4A by some years.

M

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 10:40 PM, Malcolm <malcolm at ipatch.ca> wrote:

> Thanks Geo.  I tried the rotor again tonight and it does return back,
> although it's not snappy like I would hope.
>
> I also ran the car with the timing light and saw that it is floating a bit
> at idle.  I've got new points to try, and I'll replace the coil, but I
> foresee a rebuild in my future.
>
> M