Just like Seinfeld, another great form of entertainment is ending. I,
for one , will miss them both :(
Mike Denman
1966 Marcos (which provides it's own share of entertainment!)
Glen Wilson wrote:
>
> Bruce,
>
> I just came onto this thread. Can you give us a summary of what's happened
> up to this point?
>
> Glen
>
> ;-)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Eganb@aol.com>
> To: <Triumphs@autox.team.net>; <british-cars@autox.team.net>;
> <tr8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu>
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 6:51 PM
> Subject: TR7 BFH#40
>
> > We (LBC owners) are the champions, of the world!!!....
> >
> > There is absolutely nothing as sweet right now as the sound of a TR coming
> > back to life once again. Yep, we got it to start, and it settled into a
> > throaty purr almost immediately. To be honest, I was thinking I would
> never
> > hear that sound again...
> >
> > I can't even begin to describe the problem with the dizzy. For one thing,
> I
> > did have it backwards. So, turning it around was no big deal. But the
> way
> > the wires went into the cap continued to be a complete mystery. When the
> > crank/cam/rotor were all lined up, it pointed to last intake manifold bolt
> > AND the spark plug lead that went to #4 cylinder. Turning the cap 180
> didn't
> > help, then it pointed to #2, I think....
> >
> > So I figured, that's ok, I'm just not understanding something. I'll time
> the
> > engine with the #1 lead -- maybe the timing is just way off. I took out
> the
> > plugs and managed to get the strobe to work by just cranking the engine.
> I
> > couldn't use a test light across the points because I have the Lucas
> > electronic ignition. But the strobe didn't pick up any sign of the timing
> > mark anywhere near 10 degrees BTDC. Again, right #1 lead, but it went to
> the
> > wrong place on the cap.
> >
> > Then, on a hunch, I hooked up the strobe to the spark plug lead that the
> > rotor pointed to when crank/cam/rotor/manifold bolt were lined up. Bingo.
> > The strobe picked up the timing mark on the crank immediately. A little
> > tweaking and I hit 10 degrees BTDC right on.
> >
> > So, what the heck, I took off the wires, rearranged them in 1-3-4-2 order
> on
> > the cap, and gave it a shot. The engine started IMMEDIATELY.
> >
> > Again, I swear to the TR7 gods I didn't change the leads around on the
> cap,
> > but either I did or the previous owner had some bizarre setup, maybe with
> the
> > distributor turned 180, that worked.
> >
> > I only ran the engine for about thirty seconds, then shut it down. My
> handy
> > dandy $14 oil pressure gauge got up to 50 lbs. pressure. There is still
> has
> > some air in line for the gauge, so maybe if I purge it the pressure will
> be
> > higher, but is that in the ball park for idling?
> >
> > And anything else I should check before I run it for 25 minutes tomorrow,
> > then change the oil?
> >
> > And more on thanking all of you later for helping me this far.
> >
> >
> > Bruce
> > 1980 Inca Yellow TR7 5-speed convertible
> > Chapel Hill, NC
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