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Piece of cake Posted by Saana88 [Email]  (#207)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Saana88) on Mon, 4 Apr 2005 21:44:12
In Reply to: HELP!! HE THINKS HE KNOWS MY 92 900s CONV. CAR!, Deirdre, Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:49:19 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
A '92 S convertible? Cool! Mine's ready for the road too. Is yours blue?
You may now understand why I rarely let anyone else fiddle with my car. If I goof it up (like the huge oil leak two weeks ago) it's my fault and I know it, and I'm in charge of fixing it.
Don't worry. These are car things.
It sounds to me like you got the ignition system and the lock cylinder all taken care of. As long as the plugs are gapped right and the rotor is lined up with the key-slot and the cap is sitting right on its key-slot those should be fine.
Keep in mind cylinder 1 is closest to the firewall and cylinder 4 is closest to the radiator. When looking at the cap from the front, the plug wire order should be:
1- driver's side of car
3- uppermost plug on distributor
4- passenger's side of car
2- lowest outlet on distributor
The hall sensor is really buried in the distributor; unless he tried to tear it apart it should be fine. Inspect the wiring and be sure the connector is seated. However, if there was a problem there the Check Engine would light up or flash indicating a fault in the EZK ignition system.
Be sure the oil filler and dipstick cap is seated properly.
Look for vacuum leaks, yep, everywhere.
Be sure the battery contacts are clean and all the ground wires are firmly attached. The same thing applies (Ignition OFF!!!) to the coil and its connections.
As long as the key was stuck in the on position and not the crank/start position, your starter should be good. I'd also double-check the ignition switch contacts to be sure they're all on right. And finally, do a quick check of the fuses. After that, you may have just flooded the motor and fouled your spark plugs. After letting it sit for a while, start the motor using half to full throttle, get it going (hopefully somewhere you can ventilate tailpipe smoke) and hold it at two or three thousand RPM for a few seconds just to get all the crud cleaned out.
Best of luck to you. Don't hate your dad for trying to help, but keep him away from the toolbox for a bit. If interested, the proper procedure for swapping out a radiator is in the Bentley book. You can remove the cap with all the wires except for the coil still attached and swing it to the side.
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