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a) I'm frustrated with the tuning on my TR4A. It was perfect two years ago, but, of course, I changed out the points and condenser and "perfected" it to a worse condition. Nothing I do seems to help. The point gap is perfect, and the timing is spot on. I might try advancing it a bit, but the problems I'm having are: As the car idles, it just keeps dropping RPMs until it stalls. The car won't just idle. It starts at about 1100 RPMs, stays there for 20 seconds, then drops to 400 or so and stalls. I've tried the idle screws, but those don't help. I have to start with a race idle, and then it still drops. I've checked the vacuum line, I see or hear no leaks at the manifolds. The gaskets are all relatively new. The carb spindles also seem fine. Could this have anything to do with the condenser? I also have more preignition than before I tinkered with the points.
b) What is the latest thinking on electronic distributors? Stay with points or go electronic? I'm inclined to keep what I have. I see lots of cheap distributors online. Tempting, a bit anyway.
c) Screwy thing going on with my turn signals, and putting in a new flasher made no difference. My right turn signal is fine, but the left one blinks very fast and sometimes won't blink at all--at least until I first turn on the left signal and then go back to the right. Seriously, if I start left and go right, it seems to work. But starting with the right is always a problem, and at least half the time I get that fast blink like something's very wrong. Is it just a bad bulb somewhere? It seems that years back changing the front bulb fixed everything on a similar problem.
Thanks all
b) What is the latest thinking on electronic distributors? Stay with points or go electronic? I'm inclined to keep what I have. I see lots of cheap distributors online. Tempting, a bit anyway.
c) Screwy thing going on with my turn signals, and putting in a new flasher made no difference. My right turn signal is fine, but the left one blinks very fast and sometimes won't blink at all--at least until I first turn on the left signal and then go back to the right. Seriously, if I start left and go right, it seems to work. But starting with the right is always a problem, and at least half the time I get that fast blink like something's very wrong. Is it just a bad bulb somewhere? It seems that years back changing the front bulb fixed everything on a similar problem.
Thanks all