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RE: Running on four cylinders....(instead of six)

To: mdporter@rt66.com, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Running on four cylinders....(instead of six)
From: Michael Noerregaard <ngaard@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu>
Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 23:37:57 -0500
At 10:00 PM 8/6/96 -0500, Michael D. Porter wrote:
>Finally, I'm going to ask a seemingly stupid question.  If, in fact, you 
>brought the car in for a check-up, not for diagnosis of a power problem, 
>and the problem appeared after all this compression and leakdown testing, 
>did your mechanic get the right spark plug wires in the right places? 

NO - I just went and checked it - nothing like working on your Triumph with
the only available light coming from the moon above.... Well - you guessed
it (and I owe you $5 now) - switching the wires between 3rd and 4th cylinder
did the trick - and inspired me to a little midnight run - EXCELLENT. Still
burns oil like crazy (something like a quart for each 100 miles) - but now
'Restore' will run its duties - and then we will see. Keep your fingers
crossed for me :-)

Michael

GT6 Mk. 2 1969 (Red w/1972 GT6 engine - and black targa-top)
GT6 Mk. 3 1971 (White - w/TR250 engine)
....not responsible for any of these changes...
....the DPO did it....hmmmm.....


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