I've had 2 Pertronix units fail, neither time was it a complete quit, but
the symptoms were misfiring and backfiring. Still, might be worth putting in
points, at least until you figure out what's going on.
Bob
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From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Roger Elliott
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 6:01 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Car trouble in Hannibal, Mo
Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the suggestions. We ended up renting a truck and trailer to get
the car home.
A few more details that I did not include in the first email as I was using
a tablet and it was not working well.
Car has a Pertronix on it (couple of years old). Would it fail this way or
just quit?
Alternator seems to be good. Ammeter is indicating charging when I would
expect it it and a drain basically only when starting.
I am pretty sure the pump we used did not have diesel and I know I pressed
the 91 octane button, so I don't think that is the problem.
The last couple of times it died on a test drive this morning, I pulled over
to the side, and the car started back up immediately and could drive another
mile. So, it was off for less than a minute. My thinking is that would not
be long enough for the coil to cool down. But this makes it very hard to
check spark or gas problems because by the time I could open the hood, it
would be willing to run again. Seems to idle fine.
The car doesn't sputter. It just seems to run out of steam and dies. I
have to keep pressing the pedal more and the car keeps slowing down until it
dies.
I checked the other diaphragm this morning. It was fine.
The car does run rich, but it has for a long time and it does not seem to
richer now than in the past based on fuel consumption.
I guess I am leaning towards the fuel pump, the coil, one of the hoses I did
not replace, or the floats getting stuck.
Thaks everyone.
Roger
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