These cars are most definitely in the use it or loose it brigade. They don't like doing nothing. I think this is what has precipitated my little hiccup today.
Mine has had months off in the last year with having the Air conditioning fitted, the full paint job, & the new engine. It has run less than 25% of the year.
One product of this is a miss that returned today. I was on my way to a suburb on the fringe of the big nasty city, & feeling a slight hesitation from time to time. It produced even a couple of back fires, [through the tail pipe] along the way.
I figured I knew what it was, but when it cut for a half a second, & the rev counter dropped almost to zero, before catching again, I was pretty sure.
Over time the brass bayonet connectors bolted to the coil go a dark colour, it is not corrosion, just oxidisation, but it must inhibit electric contact. The connectors can also loose their spring & make poor contact.
I stopped & checked the connectors, & they were tight. I worked them on & off a few times & the car ran OK when restarted, so I continued.
It was coughing a bit by the time I reached town, so my first stop was the parts store. Now armed with a tin of contact cleaner I removed each connector, sprayed it liberally, & worked it on & off a few times. With this done to all three, the car runs sweetly again.
However in my previous experience, this "FIX" only lasts a few months. Last time they only fully responded to taking the bayonet fittings off, acid washing them, & polishing them with a fine disc in the Dremel.
This time I just might go for a FIX that lasts more than 9 years. I'll see if I can find some that don't oxidise.
Hasbeen
