Open the hood and take a look at the spark plug wires and coil in
the dark. You might also want to spray a little water on them, you may
have a bad wire or coil. Also did you clean the cap?
...Art
On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Steve Tritle wrote:
> The TD has been running great for 2500 miles. Went out for a spin and
> got a "rough" running engine. I decided to check the points and they
> were pitted so I filed them smooth. Started and still not quite right.
> So now I am changing condensors. Each of three condensors do not do the
> trick. Could the points need replacing or maybe even the coil? I had no
> problem with the car one day and the next day I started it up and it
> will not run well. I did clean out the carbs, filter at fuel pump etc.,
> etc. The timing is right on the mark and the points are gapped to .o11.
>
> Coil or points or maybe even a fourth condensor? What do you think?
>
> Steve
> 52 TD
>
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