Fw: that damn 16v conversion

[dcewing1 <dcewing1@cwix.com>]

Hey Dave,  The hall sender does flop around with the cap off, or atleast the
plastic piece that the wires go through!

Dave

>>Are you sure it's bad?
>
>No.
>
>The electrical test passes, but the plastic carrier that holds it in the
>distributor body is cracked, and with the cap off, it flops around. I
figure
>I'd have to replace it one day, anyhow. And, it could only be partially
>functioning. I dunno...
>
>This problem bugs the shit out of me, cause it makes no sense.
>
>As I turn the igniton on, I can see a spark from the primary wire (taken
off
>the distro) to engine block ground, but once I try to crank it, no sparks
>fly. Definatley nothing at the plug ends.
>
>Since I get that initial spark (don't know if it's supposed to do that), I
>know the coil works fine. I've swapped out a few ICU's to see if that does
>the trick. The hall sender looks kinda flaky, so I'll go for that.
>
>Are there fusable links, or fuses somewhere in this circuit? I even try
>supplying the coil with constant battery power while I'm cranking and still
>no sparks.
>
>Light bulb went on in my head.
>
>The coil gets constant positive (#15) power, no? Or, is it pulsed?
>
>It's the negative (#1) power that gets to the coil that is controlled by
the
>ICU, no? If I were to give this coil a definate ground, would I be forcing
>this coil to make a spark? Could I wring its little neck?
>
>-Dave
>'81 Scirocco 16v
>
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