Re: Rocco dies after 1/2 hour of driving

[Kevin <aventari@cts.com>]

I didn't catch what the problem with the car was, but I see you didn't
replace the coil, have a weak orange spark, and the coil reading is out of
spec. Hmmm, you might try getting a new coil. They're probably about 5
dollars from a junkyard, what the hell, get two!
I know with my MSD 6A and stock bosch coil, I got a super big blue spark
from the coil wire, and ever before the MSD with the stock ignition I would
get a nice bright blue spark. Did you try the ground strap fix yet? I'd get
new battery cables too.

(1) Get another coil, (2) run a bunch of ground straps--from your new neg
battery cable to the body, from the block or head to the alternator, from
either of those to the body, and from anywhere else you can think of. (3)
get new pos and neg battery cables, (4) check your alternator charging wire
to the pos side of the battery. I'd just put in some 2 or 4 ga power wire
to replace the crappy stock wire.

At 05:31 PM 9/14/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>Highway, constant speed driving, or around town, stoplight to stoplight
>>driving?
>
>Combination.
>
>>
>>
>>Its tough to be able to pinpoint this problem not know the condition of
>>the car. You could start replacing items until it stops. That can be a
>>spendy endeavor, but then again, gives you lots of spare parts as a plus
>>side. 
>>              Shawn Meze
>
>
>C'mon, I keep my engine in good shape. New cap&rotor, fuel filter, air
>filter, Bosch Silbers, mixture is on the money, new O2 sensor, new cold
>start valve, thermotime, wires are good,  aux air reg operates correctly,
>new conti belts, thermostat, injector o-rings, injector spray is decent, no
>dripping when air plate is down, no binding at the air meter, new fuel
>pressure regulator, and the warm idle is at 1k. Oh, and when it cuts out,
>the stereo, lights, and fan from the A/C, are still capable of running.
>
>So pleez, some suggestions are welcome. C'mon Shawn, I know you have the
>friggin answer. I am also a bit worried about the cheezy orange spark I get
>at the distributor cap for the plug wires, and 15kV at the coil wire seems
>low. Whaddayathink???
>
>Tanx,
>Paul
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