[Diy_efi] 928/749

Bill Shaw b.shaw
Tue Aug 21 21:45:11 UTC 2007


There's about 160k on the body,  maybe about the same on the 
distributor,  about 100 miles on the rest of the motor.  The bearings in 
teh distrib are OK,  I checked them already but that was a good thought.

Best,

Bill

Gregg Eshelman wrote:
> --- Bill Shaw <b.shaw at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> Well,  a new coil helped some but didn't cure the
>> problem.  It will 
>> start and run now but is still dropping spark
>> intermittently in a couple 
>> of cylinders.  The pulses from the ignition module
>> to fire the coil are 
>> nice and steady,  don't miss a beat.  Using the
>> timing light on a couple 
>> of the plug wires shows erratic firing. It's
>> starting to look like 
>> something in the distributor now,  but I can't
>> imagine what.
>>     
>
> How many miles on the car? Could be worn bearings or
> bushings in the distributor or a worn shaft or
> possibly even the drive gear.
>
> With the cap and rotor off, you shouldn't be able to
> move the shaft up and down or rotate it more than a
> tiny amount. Try wobbling it sideways too.
>
>
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