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Posted by aalto (more from aalto) on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:36:07
In Reply to: lol, Cark, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:22:39
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As an addendum to Cmyles comments on the distributor and hall sender unit. If the plug for the hall effect unit is loose and broken it allows the three wires to move around within the distributor. Problem is that they can move directly into the path of the metal hall effect "rotor" inside the distributor. The damage doesn't occur until the motor is turned over for the first time on the starter. The rotor severs one or more of the 3 wires and you have no spark. I learned this the hard way.
Pull off the distributor cap, rotor and dust shield. Shine a flashlight back there and check the conditon of the wires. You should be able to see if they are broken. They can be resoldered in place if you enjoy doing fiddly repairs (and who doesn't!)- i did this on my convertible with success (no problems after 2 years). Make sure to strap down that plug in the future if it is loose. I like thin stainless steel wire that i wrap around the body of the distributor.
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Posts in this Thread:
- No start after major work., Carl, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:39:52
- Re: No start after major work., soneway, Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:08:31
- Day 2 Ignition Amplifier, Carl, Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:17:43
- Re: No start after major work., saabnroark
, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:47:41 - Re: No start after major work., george chiassion, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:13:32
- Acutally there is no spark, Carl, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:18:02
- Re: Acutally there is no spark, soneway, Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:41:01
- Re: Acutally there is no spark, george chiassion, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:38:58
- Re: Acutally there is no spark, CMyles
, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:37:11- continuity checks?, Carl, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:03:13
- Re: continuity checks?, CMyles
, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:15:25- Update, Carl, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:25:42
- Re: Update part duex, Carl, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:14:08
- Re: Update, george chiassion, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:13:58
- Re: Update, CMyles
, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:12:43- Re: Update tres, Carl, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:43:22
- Re: Update tres, vvack0matic
, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:26:23 - Re: Update tres, CMyles
, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:15:54- lol, Cark, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:22:39
- distributor, aalto, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:36:07 <-- Viewing This Message
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