Rich, basics, basics, basics, or first impressions. While the distr. is
part mechanical operation, the device is in the electrical circuit, say
as opposed to the fuel circuit.
You did good, with your suggestions.
Larry
Rich Atherton wrote:
> OK I must wage a minor protest here... It was said that this was an
> electrical problem.. Even though I had thought of the distributor being
> lose, (as was the case once in my Imp), I dismissed it, because it wasn't
> electrical.. a rotating distributor is a mechanical issue (lose clamping
> bolt).. I feel cheated... but it was fun anyway... glad it's fixed...and
> I should have just gone with my first impression of the problem.. What is
> it they say about first impressions? The faster you fall the deeper they
> are...
>
> Rich... Sunbeam-less in Seattle..
>
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>>The bolt holding the distributor was not as tight as it should have
>>been, when I changed the initial advance one month ago.
>>
>>I put a timing light on the car, and the car has been degreed, and could
>>not believe my eyes, when it said 38 degrees. What was I seeing.
>>
>>I checked that I was hooked to the #1 plug, and tried to move the
>>distributor, and sure enough, it moved.
>>
>>I backed it off to 12 degrees, and everybody was happy again.
>>
>>As the engine speed increased, with the initial timing at 38 plus the
>>advance under light load, plus the mechanical, which was 24 degrees, the
>> timing was out of sight.
>>
>>The engine did act like a rev limiter, and it did get worse the longer I
>>worked on it, as it moved further out.
>>
>>The lessons learned, and responses to the problem by the list, showed
>>throughful, considered evaluation, and like me, who looked at 95% of the
>>suggestions, you must remember the basics, and check them as well.
>>
>>The timing was a last check. Just replacing parts, distr. module $84,
>>Coil $80, elec. fuel pump $79, wires $55, and so on was not the solution
>>to the problem. It was also not an option that I liked.
>>
>>I wanted to figure it out.
>>
>>For me it has been fun, and informative to see the responses. Good Job
>>Guys.
>>
>>Well, who figured it out? Tom Hall, Chris Thompson, and Phil Hulse.
>>Way to go guys.
>>
>>Who was the winner?
>>
>>We were, as We shared a problem, and We taught each other and We learned.
>>
>>Can't get any better than that.
>>
>>Larry
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