eddietiv1 Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 As a follow on from my previous post 11 feb,where plug number 6 was fouling,ive now taken it to another mechanic whos done a pressure test.checked plugs leads etc.Now plugs 3 and 4 are fouling with i think number 4 not firing at all.He is baffled now,he thinks it may be head gasket but the pressure was very good,or he said revert back to my old distributor,do away with electronic ignition and see if it runs like it did previously.I feel as though im being knocked from pillar to post spending money without getting an answer,soul destroying,PLEASE HELP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR NIALL Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Bring it to Someone that knows what they are doing,your only wasting your Money on Cowboys. If you give a Little more Info on the Area your Residing some of the Lads might be able to Help you out or Point you in the right Direction of a TR6 Specalist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 If things have gone wrong after carrying out work then the first thing is to eliminate anything to do with that work. If fitting electronic ignition produced a problem, whether associated or not, then remove it and refit the originalto see if the fault changes. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PJM Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 I'm with TR Niall, a location would help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 What are the plugs fouling with? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eddietiv1 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Yes folks,im in Dudley,West Midlands.Number 6 plug was wet with fuel,but now thats dry and 3and 4 are wet and black basically running on 4 cylinders.Im going to revert back to points and see whether things improve but how do you find a good local mechanic.Ive spent a lot of money and it barely drives now,its no good going back to the same mechanics,im not confident in my own abilities.I just need an experienced head who knows these cars as im at a loss now,cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytr5 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Rotor arm? HarryTR5 Nutter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike3739 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 PM Sent Cheers Mike. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ntc Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Nice one Mike,I was hoping somebody local would help him out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eddietiv1 Posted February 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hi Mike,could you please resend your pm,nothing in my inbox,cheers pal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike3739 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hi Eddie PM just sent Cheers Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shezbo Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Bring it to Someone that knows what they are doing,your only wasting your Money on Cowboys. If you give a Little more Info on the Area your Residing some of the Lads might be able to Help you out or Point you in the right Direction of a TR6 Specalist. Agree with this, try Malcolm at Prestige Injection (very helpful) or TR Bitz (not used them myself but only heard good things?) - it will get sorted - promise! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Jones Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Most likely throttle balance now. Metering unit controls on manifold vacuum and sees an average signal from all 6. If one, or more usually one pair of cylinders is out of sync and seeing less air than the other two, it will still be seeing the same amount of fuel and thus be running too rich, giving black, sooty, even wet plugs. A problem on just one cylinder is more likely to be an injector issue. With the standard linkage, with a good few miles on it, synchronising the throttles can be a challenge..... I've found NGK plugs to be very ntolerant of fuel soaking, especially when new. They stop sparking for ever. Well-used ones seem less bothered. Cheers Nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Its on twin SUs, so no PI mysteries and any decent classic car expert should sort the problem in half hour. Black plugs suggest rich mixture. Ordinarily I would not suspect SUs - but PO may have attempted to 'tune' them. Or the float chamber needle valves are playing up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eddietiv1 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Ive now got it booked in at archers classic cars,so fingers crossed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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