Dick, I've got one of those filters in my car, the glass ones, and it's
been on there for a while. Can't remember how long, but somewhere
between 500 and 5,000 miles (how's that for accuracy). My car runs
fine, but I am curious about what you and Mike are talking about. Does
it get clogged to easily or simply not allow enough fuel at higher usage
rates?
R. Ashford Little II
www.geocities.com/ralittle2
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Sally or Dick Taylor
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 2:48 AM
To: Grant Kester
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: The Dying TR6 Swan
Grant---If the mechanic can't duplicate the reason for the engine dying
out, and makes no changes, it's sure to happen again. Since it must be
spark or fuel related, see if, when this happens again, you can find out
which, by...
Immediately pull off the coil wire where it goes into the distributor
cap. Lay this end of the wire against the valve cover. Crank the starter
for a couple seconds to see if a spark jumps across. If the spark is an
unending series of "bolts", assume for the moment that spark is getting
to the plugs.
Next, loosen the fuel hose clamp as near to a carburetor as possible.
Pull the hose and again try the starter. Being careful where this now
open hose is pointed, fuel should gush out. Even if one carb is not
getting fuel, the engine should run.
With rare exceptions, one of the above will at least tell you if it's
fuel or spark that causes a no-start.
I agree with those who no longer use the glass and chrome filters. I
found their filters to be too dense for extended miles.
Note: If you have the later car with a fuel tank that vents to the
carbon canister, open the fuel cap and listen for a "hiss", should the
engine have run out of fuel due to created tank vacuum. Take it from
there...
Please let us know when the solution was found!
Dick
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