Re: 16v missing/misfiring (long)

["Ian Overholt" <ioverholt@hotmail.com>]

It sounds like your hall sender does not have much life left.  Since your 
distributor is already leaking, you are better off changing the whole thing. 
  I think there is a seal replacement kit you can get through Canada, but 
since your hall sender is already in trouble, there's no point in just 
replacing the seals.  One of the list vendors should be able to give you a 
good price on a new distributor.  I have not changed mine myself, but it 
doesn't look that hard.  GL!

Ian Overholt
'88 16v
'78 Champagne Edition


----Original Message Follows----
From: archive@porknet.fdns.net

My distributor has been leaking oil for some time. Realizing that this was
most likely an ignition related problem, I splurged and bought a new cap
and rotor and installed them. Motor started and ran, but just as bad as
before. A test drive revealed that it had a bit more punch than before
(probably because the old rotor was missing the metal clip that keeps it
from rotating slightly! oops!), however, it was still missing.
The distributor has been filling my
engine compartment with oil, and the clip-in suppression shield that
slides onto the distributor shaft just before the rotor does is all chewed
up, don't know how that happened. I plan to check the hall sender
connector, although a p.o. lost the screw that holds the connector to the
distributor housing and its being held on with a zip-tie. I'm afraid to
touch it.

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