<html><div>Strongly concur with Jeff.</div>
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<div>Says the guy who was given fits by a bad out of the box condenser once.</div>
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<div>Please let us know when you find the culprit - and you will eventually find it!</div>
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<div>MB<br><br>---------- Original Message ----------<br>From: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com><br>To: TERRY SMITH <terryrs@comcast.net><br>Cc: "Triumphs \\(triumphs@autox.team.net\\)" <triumphs@autox.team.net><br>Subject: Re: [TR] Non-TR Head Gasket Question<br>Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 08:24:45 -0500<br><br>On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 4:45 PM, TERRY SMITH <terryrs@comcast.net> wrote:<br>> Thank you, everyone, for responding. Good idea. Should have thought of<br>> that. So what you're saying is that my guess might be correct that there<br>> could be a crack or a failure in the gasket that could widen at operating<br>> temperature enough to take a strong running engine down to shutdown?<br><br>I'm almost positive it's either coil, condenser, or points. But to<br>eliminate the guesswork, you can run some other tests. Or put on some<br>old parts that were working when you removed them. You do have a box<br>of old coils and condensers, right?<br><br>I'd take a patient friend along on a thirty-minute ride and verify<br>that there is spark immediately after the car shuts down. Then throw<br>on a spare coil and see if it runs. Then try the condenser.<br>Remember, 99% of carburetter problems are electrical in nature.<br><br>Jeff Scarbrough<br>Corrosion Acres, Ga.</p></html>