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Triumph GT6 - hot start nightmare

I have just bought a mk 2 gt6 to compliment my tr6 .
It starts and goes fine when cold but after a run on a fast road - 30 miles or so it starts coughing and spluttering when under load , tries to stall at junctions and if I stop the car and come back a few minutes later it refuses to start for best part of an hour . It tries to fire up but dies when i release the key . Is the fuel vapourising when hot ? is this a common problem ?
Any clues gratefully read
cheers
scotty
scott marshall

Scotty,
Fuel vapourisation is usually a problem after stopping when hot - it won't re-start. Your problem sounds electrical to me. A careful review of the low voltage side of the ignition when the car is hot may help, or just a complete new set of spark plug leads/dizzie cap.

Good luck
John
JohnD

This thread was discussed between 08/09/2002 and 11/09/2002

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