Hello Everyone,
I'm new in this forum, so I'd like to introduce my car.
It's a 76 TR6 that I bought seven years ago. It had a strong engine and the
body and frame were in excellent condition from a rust standpoint. A hit
and run driver backed into it but it was still drivable. A friend with a
compressor and I used the insurance settlement to take care of the exterior
and now it looks great. It needed a transmission (no reverse), so I did a
complete clutch job at that time too. A few other things and it's a pretty
nice car. Two kids came along which slowed the progress considerably, but
I'll soon be starting on the interior.
Anyway, it started missing about six months ago. The number 1 cylinder
randomly would not fire. I replaced plugs, wires, coil, rotor and
distributor cap. I tried both an electronic and points ignition, set the
timing and reduced the miss but couldn't get rid of it completely.
Initially I thought it may be distributor shaft wobble but I'm not sure
anymore. I can no longer catch #1 misfiring with a timing light and
slightly choked, it runs almost acceptably about 85% of the time. I've not
yet adjusted the valves.
I'm beginning to wonder if I should focus on carburetion rather than the
electrical side.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
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