<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div>Hello all,</div><div><br></div><div>I hope you’re having a great summer. I planned to as well and expected to be attending British Car Days and other club events but my 1976 Spitfire is sidelined again with what seems like ignition problems. </div><div><br></div><div>Here’s the situation. I have a 1976 Spitfire with a Crane XR700 ignition system. The carburetor and distributor were lovingly rebuilt this winter by Bruce. Thanks again Bruce. It seemed fine until earlier this summer, I took it for a short drive and quickly headed back home. The engine was struggling and stuttering while going up a mild incline in 3rd gear. Following the advice of a friend with a TR6, living in South Carolina, I tested disconnected each spark plug wire in sequence to figure out if there was trouble inside the engine. Removing the #4 spark plug wire resulted in no change in the idle. Of course it stuttered badly upon removing #1 - #3 wires. I managed to drive the car to a nearby garage in Carnegie – European Automotive Specialists. They ran a compression test and all four cylinders had between 140 – 150 pounds. The mechanic thought he isolated the problem with the distributor cap or wire to #4. I purchased a new cap, rotor and better set of Cobalt spark plug wires. This did not help. The engine still ran roughly and struggled under load. </div><div><br></div><div>Next, I purchased a new Lucas Sport coil from Victoria British. The ad on the website said to disconnect the ballast/resistance wire so I cut and capped the pink and white wire. Now the car won’t start. I get a few pops but nothing to work with and coax it into running. I will probably reconnect the pink and white wire, but then again, I don’t think it will help. I’ve checked the firing order and it is correct. </div><div><br></div><div>So, I’m waving the white flag and asking if anyone has the time and patience to help me get my car running again?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">By the way I live in Crafton.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Much thanks,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"> </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Kevin. </div><div><br></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>