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Hello all,
I hope you=E2=80=99re having a great summer. I planned to as well and expec=
ted to be attending British Car Days and other club events but my 1976 Spit=
fire is sidelined again with what seems like ignition problems.=C2=A0
Here=E2=80=99s the situation. I have a 1976 Spitfire with a Crane XR700 ign=
ition system. The carburetor and distributor were lovingly rebuilt this win=
ter by Bruce. Thanks again Bruce. It seemed fine until earlier this summer,=
I took it for a short drive and quickly headed back home. The engine was s=
truggling and stuttering while going up a mild incline in 3rd gear. Followi=
ng the advice of a friend with a TR6, living in South Carolina, I tested di=
sconnected each spark plug wire in sequence to figure out if there was trou=
ble inside the engine. Removing the #4 spark plug wire resulted in no chang=
e in the idle. Of course it stuttered badly upon removing #1 - #3 wires. I =
managed to drive the car to a nearby garage in Carnegie =E2=80=93 European =
Automotive Specialists. They ran a compression test and all four cylinders =
had between 140 =E2=80=93 150 pounds. The mechanic thought he isolated the =
problem with the distributor cap or wire to #4. I purchased a new cap, roto=
r and better set of Cobalt spark plug wires. This did not help. The engine =
still ran roughly and struggled under load.=C2=A0
Next, I purchased a new Lucas Sport coil from Victoria British. The ad on t=
he website said to disconnect the ballast/resistance wire so I cut and capp=
ed the pink and white wire. Now the car won=E2=80=99t start. I get a few po=
ps but nothing to work with and coax it into running. I will probably recon=
nect the pink and white wire, but then again, I don=E2=80=99t think it will=
help. I=E2=80=99ve checked the firing order and it is correct.=C2=A0
So, I=E2=80=99m waving the white flag and asking if anyone has the time and=
patience to help me get my car running again?By the way I live in Crafton.
Much thanks,=C2=A0Kevin.=C2=A0=C2=A0
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ly:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><div><div>Hello all,</div><div><br></div><di=
v>I hope you=E2=80=99re having a great summer. I planned to as well and exp=
ected to be attending British Car Days and other club events but my 1976 Sp=
itfire is sidelined again with what seems like ignition problems. </di=
v><div><br></div><div>Here=E2=80=99s the situation. I have a 1976 Spitfire =
with a Crane XR700 ignition system. The carburetor and distributor were lov=
ingly rebuilt this winter by Bruce. Thanks again Bruce. It seemed fine unti=
l earlier this summer, I took it for a short drive and quickly headed back =
home. The engine was struggling and stuttering while going up a mild inclin=
e in 3rd gear. Following the advice of a friend with a TR6, living in South=
Carolina, I tested disconnected each spark plug wire in sequence to figure=
out if there was trouble inside the engine. Removing the #4 spark plug wir=
e resulted in no change in the idle. Of course it stuttered badly upon remo=
ving #1 - #3 wires. I managed to drive the car to a nearby garage in Carneg=
ie =E2=80=93 European Automotive Specialists. They ran a compression test a=
nd all four cylinders had between 140 =E2=80=93 150 pounds. The mechanic th=
ought he isolated the problem with the distributor cap or wire to #4. I pur=
chased a new cap, rotor and better set of Cobalt spark plug wires. This did=
not help. The engine still ran roughly and struggled under load. </di=
v><div><br></div><div>Next, I purchased a new Lucas Sport coil from Victori=
a British. The ad on the website said to disconnect the ballast/resistance =
wire so I cut and capped the pink and white wire. Now the car won=E2=80=99t=
start. I get a few pops but nothing to work with and coax it into running.=
I will probably reconnect the pink and white wire, but then again, I don=
=E2=80=99t think it will help. I=E2=80=99ve checked the firing order and it=
is correct. </div><div><br></div><div>So, I=E2=80=99m waving the whit=
e flag and asking if anyone has the time and patience to help me get my car=
running again?</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">By the way I li=
ve in Crafton.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Much thanks,</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-se=
tdir=3D"false"> </div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Kevin.&nb=
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