18-08-2022, 09:27 PM
Hilda, our ridiculously unreliable RP saloon, has come up with yet another way to plague her long-suffering owners. After doing 600 miles this year with only a broken contact breaker points heel, dodgy rotor arm & distributor cap, intermittent main fuse, suspected blocked oil jet, stuck advance & retard mechanism, indicators flashing at double-speed, leaking head core plug, rubbing rear brake and a rear spring pin halfway out, her latest trick is: after about a couple of miles the engine cuts out for 3 seconds, then continues for about 6 seconds, then cuts out for 3 seconds, then resumes for 6 seconds, and so on.
It's not (or unlikely to be) fuel, as the SU float chamber has petrol and fuel problems tend not to be on/off like this is. I have changed the condensor which made no difference. Before I try changing the coil, has anyone come across anything like this before?
David
It's not (or unlikely to be) fuel, as the SU float chamber has petrol and fuel problems tend not to be on/off like this is. I have changed the condensor which made no difference. Before I try changing the coil, has anyone come across anything like this before?
David