MalcA4 Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 My recently restored TR6 has started to run roughly. the car is coughing and spluttering and losing power. Any ideas what I should be looking at? It has electronic ignition new HT leads and spark plugs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike3739 Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Welcome to the Forum. Is it a PI or carbs? Where about are you? Cheers Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MalcA4 Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Thank you its is a PI I am in Stoke on Trent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Hi Malc, Welcome to the forum. If it was a commercial restorer than perhaps they should be the first to check it over. Check it has a red rotor arm, not one with a riveted contact. Distributor Doctor sells red ones that work properly. However there are a host of possible other causes, from simple spark timing to a metering unit fault. I'd suggest joining the TRR and finding a local PI owner to help. It might simply be the contact breaker gap closed up through not being correclty lubricated.by the restorer.....just a guess. Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike3739 Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Are the injectors spraying as they should? Cheers Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MalcA4 Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Will check the injectors tomorrow, thanks Mike. Will check the rotor arm too, thanks Peter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) Thank you its is a PI I am in Stoke on Trent Will check the injectors tomorrow, thanks Mike. Will check the rotor arm too, thanks Peter. http://www.tr-register.co.uk/group/stoke-on-trent Watch out for fire risk spraying fuel around, have an extinguisher to hand. A very common fault is the buttlerflies out of sync. Peter Edited July 26, 2016 by Peter Cobbold Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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