Tim,
I never had the problem you're experiencing with any of my personal TR's
but I did have it with my 1966 Chevy Corvair back in the 1970's.....and it
was the condenser!
On our way home from work after about 30 minutes of driving, the engine
sputtered and faded to a stop. I pulled over, gave it a quick glance,
pondered what to do then tried to start it. It started and ran for a few more
miles before stopping again. This time a State Police Officer stopped to
offer assistance. After a brief chat, he suggested a bad condenser. I had an
old one in the trunk so I did a quick swap and presto - no problem.
Summary - they do go bad, even new condensers have been known to fail
prematurely, they are cheap to replace, always keep one in the car as a spare:)
Chip Krout
Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
Skippack, PA
1976 TR6 CF57822U
In a message dated 1/14/2012 6:05:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
KingsCreekTrees@aol.com writes:
Hi everyone;
My TR3A demonstrates a fault that could be as simple as a failing
condensor. Basically, it loses power dramatically after about half an hour
of
driving, then eventually fades to stalling. If I leave it just a few
minutes,
the car will start and run perfectly for a couple of miles, then we start
the
same cycle again. It could be many other things, I know, such as dirt in
the fuel tank, bad pump, trouble with SU's, a bad coil, etc., etc.
However, want I would like to do is make sure I have the problem cured
while it's in the workshop and before it's time to take it out of winter
storage and start driving it. Because of the nature of my work, I won't
have
time to be working on it once Spring comes.
I'd rather not replace the condensor and coil, rebuild the carbs, take out
the tank and get it cleaned/lined, etc. etc., if I don't need to. I'd like
to start by renewing the condensor, then somehow testing the removed one
to
see if that cured it. There's over a foot of snow on the ground now and
much more will be on it's way before Spring, so I'm not driving it to
test it!
Thoughts?
Tim TS22930LO Ontario, Canada
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