spridgets
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: coil/distributor wire

To: carolien@coastalnet.com
Subject: Re: coil/distributor wire
From: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 15:17:39 EDT
Cc: pasgeirsson@juno.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <01beef3b$10a350c0$0100007f@default>
Reply-to: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Hi Carol,

Thanks for the kudos.  They're always welcome.   It's kind of neat to be
able to share some of the experience of years with others.

Paul

PAsgeirsson@juno.com

On Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:47:36 -0700 "carolien coulter"
<carolien@coastalnet.com> writes:
>Paul,
>Your were so right. It turned out to be inside the dizzy. The wire 
>from the
>coil to the distributor was fine. Luckily I had not cut it off on both 
>sides
>yet where it came out on each side of the harness. Carol
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
>To: carolien@coastalnet.com <carolien@coastalnet.com>
>Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 8:10 PM
>Subject: Re: coil/distributor wire
>
>
>>Hi Carol
>>
>>Be aware that the wire from the side of the dizzy to the points is
>>sometimes suspect.   14 or 16 ga. on the other should be adequate.
>>
>>Paul
>>PAsgeirsson@juno.com
>>
>>On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 20:09:37 -0700 "carolien coulter"
>><carolien@coastalnet.com> writes:
>>>Hi everyone,
>>>Well tonight I discovered that one of the reasons the car won't 
>start
>>> other than the starter is not in  the car right now either) is that
>>>the
>>>wire between the coil and distributor is bad. I got a good reading 
>on
>>>one
>>>side of the ignition coil and not on the other or at the 
>distributor.
>>>When I
>>>just grabbed a piece of wire and connected it between the coil and
>>>distributor I did get a good reading on both sides of the coil and 
>the
>>>earth
>>>side of the distributor. So I need to replace that little piece of
>>>wire
>>>which is what I don't know:What kind of wire should I use. 12 ,14 or
>>>18
>>>gauge?or does it matter?Thanks, Carol.
>>>
>>
>>___________________________________________________________________
>>Get the Internet just the way you want it.
>>Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month!
>>Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.
>>
>>
>


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>