I also need to protest a tad. The distributor is completely electrical and
indeed the electrical compnent performed flawlessly! The elctrical part
simply provides a close encounter through which the spark can jump to each
cylinder's leads. The coil contact is purely mechanical with a carbon tip
touching the coil connection at the rotor. If you still have points, then
they are mechanical simply interrupting the coil charging circuit to provide
dwell in charging the coil. This problem had absolutely nothing to do with
the original premise of being asociated with the starter change out. Nor of
it being electrical. This was a simple (as stated) MECHANICAL problem. All
parts performed exactly as they were designed to do. No fault in any system.
I want my money back!
mayf, the red necked ignorant desert rat in Pahrump
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Paulick" <larry.p@erols.com>
To: "Rich Atherton" <aka.gumby@gte.net>
Cc: "Tiger Maill List" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 4:48 AM
Subject: Re: Solve the Problem
> 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..
> >
> >
> >>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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