Ok, funny thing happened to me. I changed the spark plugs,distributor cap, wires, and rotor. I took it for a long spin and all seemed to work wonderfully. The popping noise subsided, it was still there, but it was much lighter, more of a putt putt as I slowed the car in gear. I still have to get the mix right and will do soon. I got home, idled for a bit, and gave a little gas. I waited just a second until it went to idle. When I switched it off, the car diesled a bit and poofed up a bit of smoke from the carb side.... oh no. I then tried to turn it on again, and nothing. No lights, no nothing. I feared for the worst. Good gosh, my novice mechanic abilities may have ruined my car. I went to the internet to see whether others had this problem on their TR4A. I found several remedies, and one that seemed like the first thing to check was to check the battery connections. I did, and found the clamp on the battery switch was too loose. I tightened it and the car started. Life is good again.
