Jim -
thanks for sharing that. i've heard many INSIST that you should go to
electronic ignition, which i've always resisted. some of us believe that
the "old" system works just fine :-)
----- Original Message -----
From "John & Patricia Donnelly" <pdonnel1 at san.rr.com>
To: "'Martha Lee'" <sasjzl@netzero.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 10:15 AM
Subject: RE: TR3 Ignition mystery
> Hi Jim,
>
> I've heard many stories about ignition problems being caused by the
Pertronix
> ignition module. Some claim that the module is voltage sensative and
anything
> less than 10 volts at the input would cause sporatic operation. Try
contacting
> Pertronix directly, they have a tech support group. Plead with them enough
and
> you never know, maybe they'll send you a free replacement. :)
>
> What I do know is that there are quite a few ex-Pertronix ignition users
out
> there, some for exactly the same reasons you gave - they had sporatic
operation
> that went away when switched back to points. I'm one of them, and found
better
> response and more power using points.
>
> If you're interested in going to another electronic igintion you might
want to
> consider a Crane unit. I know of a few people in our club that uses them
with
> no negative feedback, and no failures.
>
> Thx, John
>
> On Monday, December 06, 2004 8:04 PM, Martha Lee [SMTP:sasjzl@netzero.com]
> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I have what appears to me to be a really strange ignition problem on my
TR3.
> > It's been running like a top for the last few years with a Pertronix
ignitor
> > in place of the points. Just this year I was having this strange
experience
> > where it would start up and run beautifully for varying amounts of time
> > usually at least half an hour. Long after warm up. Then it would start
> > missing
> > on a couple of cylinders as if I was running out of gas.
> .
> .
> .
> > I am wondering what else is in the Ignition system that I have missed or
what
> > else could be affecting the system in that the plugs are not getting any
> > spark
> > at all?
> >
> > There has to be something really simple I am missing here.
> > I'm just glad it's not running at all though as oppossed to running like
a
> > champ for half an hour and leaving me out on the side of the road.
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