Fellow fiends:
Okay, we seem to have a problem. About an hour ago I posted the solution to
my exciting quiz regarding the misfire in the XJ-6. Well, consider this
posting:
>I'll guess then. Coils have oil in them... I'm guessing the coil is
>mounted horizontally with its axis along the length of the car. Some of
>the oil has leaked out... so the remaining oil sloshes. When you back
>up, the oil sloshes forward, uncovering the rear portion of the coil...
>which heats up.... which then expands and becomes intermittant.
>
>Is that illogical enough? <g>
>
>John M. Trindle
John, I couldn't have put it better, except that it happens when the car
moves forward. It appears that we have two winners now. Winner number one
(the tennis ball theory), Randy Wilson; and winner number two (the sloshing
oil theory), John Trindle. Disturbing, isn't it?
Will "I don't feel so bad, now" Zehring
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