Even though I was unable to see the "sophisticated diagram" (OFs have bad
eyes, too!), I'd blame your condenser for the problem. Condensers certainly
can perform less than satisfactorily when new, let alone when 1,000 miles
old. Unless you have the "soldered to the plate" type, it's a cheap fix, so
just do it!
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
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> From: Roger Wilt <rdwilt@pol.net>
> To: MGs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Points problem
> Date: Friday, March 13, 1998 8:11 PM
>
> My 51 TD was running rough at the end of the fall so I spent much of the
> winter working on the fuel system only to fire up this spring and find
> the same problem. I then started into the electrical system only to find
> my points (with about 1000 miles on them) had developed an unsual wear
> pattern in which metal from one point was deposited on the other
> creating a cone/valley pattern. I filed them down and the car ran better
> but a check at 100 miles shows the same thing starting again.
>
> ............
> . .
> . .
> .... .... SEE Sophisticated diagraham!
> . .
> .... . ... Is this condensor(also 1000 miles old)?
> . . . . Posssibly coil? (did test coil using voltmeter
> . . . method previously discussed and on the
> ............ second test, tower to terminal, I got 4000
> instead of the suggested 6-30,000)
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Roger
> 51 TD
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