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Re: Engine problems

To: "Christopher Albers" <Christopher.Albers@bubbs.biola.edu>
Subject: Re: Engine problems
From: "ESPEN HOLM" <e_holm@c2i.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 00:59:55 +0200
180 degrees out... Is that possible? I thought the distributor does not fit in 
(assymetric spline)? Will the engine run with the distributeor 180 deg wrong?
How do I use the timing light? Are there marks on the camshaftwheel and crank 
wheel? 

Espen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Albers" <Christopher.Albers@bubbs.biola.edu>
To: <e_holm@c2i.net>
Cc: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: Engine problems


> Sounds like your distributor could be 180 degrees out or perhaps the
> vacuum advance is not functioning properly.  Smooth idle & no power at
> speed sounds like an ignition advance problem.  The fact that you have no
> timing light also seems to point to this.  You need to get one.  When you
> check the timing, if you cannot even see the timing marks, you'll know
> it's 180 degrees out.  After you get it within a few degrees of TDC then
> you can check for proper function of the advance.
> 
> CNA
> 
> e_holm@c2i.net writes:
> >What happends if the valve gap is too tight?
> >I just changed the engine to a rebuilt one incl the rebuilt top on my SV
> >(1725cc), however I can't get it run properly. At idling speed everything
> >seems fine, but as soon as I start driving it seems pulling the
> >accellerator
> >pedal it seems like the engine is choked in some way and there is really
> >no
> >spirit. And after another few minutes, especially when climbing hills the
> >car
> >seems to choke even more, and then then one or two cylindars does not
> >seem to
> >work and everything is really slow and sounds bad. I just have to stop
> >for a
> >few minutes then I can go on again for another few - quite annoying! Could
> >this be the valve gaps are  too tight? I know they should be 0,35 and
> >0,30 mm,
> >however I haven't been able to chech that properly. I also wonder if it
> >could
> >be something with the ignition things, I have just tuned that by hand eg.
> >no
> >stroboscope or anything.
> >Temperature seems to be allright, oil pressure also.
> >Or what else could this be?
> >Hope there is some good advice out there!

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