Shane,
Seeing as how it wont fire at all, I'd also suggest checking the "dwell"
(49-55 degrees for Hitachi, 42-50 degrees for Bosch) with a meter as this
will verify the coil, points and condenser are working properly. Also, check
that the ballast resistor is not broken and the connections are good,
symptoms are engine will fire and immediately die when you release the
starter if this is broken.
regards
Terry
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Terry Rudd
Sent: Friday, 13 July 2001 12:45
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Subject: RE: make my car work
Shane,
One of the three vitals is not happening on one cylinder.
Identify which cylinder isn't firing - Remove the high tension leads one by
one until you find it and then work out why.
It's unlikely to be fuel, so I would concentrate on the other 2 areas.
In order:
recheck the compression, note variation between cylinders.
If the problem is electrical and one cylinder only is consistently misfiring
then the fault is between the dizzy cap and the plug.
check or change the HT lead or use a multimeter to verify the lead is good,
compare Ohms reading against the others.
change the plug
regards
Terry
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shane McManus
Sent: Thursday, 12 July 2001 3:31
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: make my car work
the engine ran one day the next day it ran on 3 cylinders , the next day it
didnt want to run at all
its like something just broke down.
the compression is sweet
fuel mix sweet
timming sweet
so i have no more ideas
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Rudd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, 12 July 2001 01:37
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: make my car work
Shane,
You've certainly replaced enough of it to get some sort of life out of it.
You only need three things to fire an engine:
1. compression i.e. ~150 psi @ 300 rpm (cold)
2. fuel and air mixed in the correct proportion i.e. 12:1 - 18:1
3. spark to arrive at the plug at the correct time to make the bang. i.e.
~5 - 18 degrees btdc
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