I forgot to add to the bottom off my last email the problem I had with my condenser cost me $250.00 in tow truck charges Because I was about 190 km's away from Perth when she shit herself and died. Anyhow email me back if it does turn out to be your condenser. --- Rick White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >Nat I would try fitting a new Condencer. >I had a brand new one that shit itself in only a few weeks. >When you did as you did checked to see iff there was spark there it showed ok but the >spark wasn't good enough to fire the cylinders properly. > >The way to check to see iff it is your condencer is to turn the ignition on to >accessories with the dissy cap off and the points at closed. >Then you hold the coil lead ( the dissy end) close to somewhere that will earth and >then manipulate the points open and shut quickly as if the car is running and see if >you have a really good spark if not replace the condenser. > >The only way I could tell that it was stuffed was to do the same on my 1600 wagon >and I could see the difference straight away. > >I hope this helps. >Rick White. > >--- "Errol Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>Nat, >>Id go for, (in order):- >>1. Dirty/old plugs >>2. A dodgy connection in the plug leads. >>3. Dodgy coil lead connections or supply voltage. >> >>Cheers >>Feral Errol >>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>http://www.datrats.com.au/ >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of nat P. >>Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 21:48 >>To: Ozdat Osdat >>Subject: Help Engine Problem? >> >> >>Morining Listers, A mate has an engine prob with his >>16! It is not firing on cylinders 1 and 3. But if >>you take the plug lead off and hold it just near the >>end of the spark plug it runs find!! It has all new >>leads and cap etc, Any ideas? >>Cheers NAT >> >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. >>http://shopping.yahoo.com/ >> >> > >_____________________________________________________________ >Get Your free Ozdat Email Account >---> http://www.ozdat.com > _____________________________________________________________ Get Your free Ozdat Email Account ---> http://www.ozdat.com --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
