[Rovernet] P6 dies after 20 minutes

[larry williamson]

I had a P6 that would stall and then after sitting for a few minutes it
would go again for a while. It was the condenser that was the problem . I
change it and all was well. Larry

On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 11:22 AM Tom Rymes via Rovernet <
rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:

> Steven has a lot of good advice. I would also open the fuel filler and
> confirm that it isn’t under vacuum (though I find that quite unlikely).
>
> Tom
>
> On May 18, 2022, at 12:33 PM, Steven Dibdin via Rovernet <
> rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Check for spark first. If no spark check following:
>
> [1] Feel coil, does it feel too hot to touch? Take off low tension wires
> and measure across terminals with ohmmeter. It should read 1.5-3ohms. Full
> short and it's dead, infinite ohms and it's also dead.
> [2] I've seen ballast resistors fail this way too (work for a while then
> die). When car fails to start, measure resistance from wire coming from
> distributor to coil via tacho inside car. I believe its white with a black
> trace. If you see infinite ohms, ballast resistor is dead. Unfortunately
> that's built into the wiring harness inside the dash. Easiest solution is
> to run a new wire with an external ballast resistor of still using
> conventional ignition.
> [3] Have you changed the condenser recently? Modern ones have real
> problems with quality control and frequently fail shortly after fitting.
> You might want to upgrade to an electronic system such as pertronix,
> Accuspark or, my favorite magnatronic
> http://autocar-electrical.co.uk/lumenition-range/magnetronic-product-guide
>
> If you do have a spark, suspect no fuel. I had a problem where ethanol had
> attacked the rubber diaphragm inside the fuel pump. It only manifested
> itself when the car was warm and started as a small misfire until one day
> it died completely. Also check fuel line routing, heat can cause vapour
> lock, especially with ethanol based fuels due to their lower boiling point.
>
> Hope the above helps and good luck!
>
> Steven
>
> On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 12:20 PM Robert Ruggeri via Rovernet <
> rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
>
>> *Hi All:*
>>
>>
>>
>> *New starter is working fine on the 2000TC.  Car starts up right away
>> with choke.  Holds a nice idle a minute later with no choke.  Car idles
>> fine for 20 minutes then dies.  Car will not start thereafter (until cold).*
>>
>>
>>
>> *Something heating up, like a coil?*
>>
>>
>>
>> *Bob *
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