Re: I hate My Rocco right now

[Eric L Ellis <elf16v@juno.com>]

Oops, the conductive end should point to #1 when at TDC.

Eric

On Fri, 1 Jun 2001 18:23:05 -0400 Eric L Ellis <elf16v@juno.com> writes:
> Follow me here. When the dist is installed properly and you look at 
> it
> from the left side fender, the hall sending unit will be pointing at
> about 7-7:30. The highest plug in on the cap will be # 1 and it 
> should be
> in the 11:00 O'clock position.
> 
> Make sense? If not, find me with AIM under  OneSixV
> 
> Eric
> Good, bad...I'm the guy with the gun!
> http://www.geocities.com/blitzkrieg16v/
> 
> 
> On Fri, 1 Jun 2001 17:19:40 -0500 "timothy piwonka"
> <t.piwonka@worldnet.att.net> writes:
> > 
> > 
> > OK, I did have the wires hooked incorrectly so I fixed them and 
> > hooked the
> > wires up 1-3-4-2 counter clockwise, still won't start.  I thought 
> > maybe I
> > had the rotor 180 degress off so i removed the distributor and 
> > rotated the
> > rotor 180.  still no start.  after switching the wires it does 
> turn 
> > over
> > smoother but won't Run.
> > 
> > 
> > Can someone check and see when the engine is a top dead center 
> which 
> > part of
> > the rotor points at the # 1 plug, insulated or conducting side?
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > Robert
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: T. Reed <treed2@u.washington.edu>
> > To: timothy piwonka <t.piwonka@worldnet.att.net>
> > Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 1:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: I hate My Rocco right now
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > Okay, I bet I know what you did.
> > >
> > > The plug wires go on the distributor 1-3-4-2 COUNTER-clockwise. 
> > Bentley
> > > neglects to mention this. I had my hall sender crack and fall 
> off 
> > too so I
> > > replaced it with a brand new one and put new plug wires on too 
> and 
> > the car
> > > started but was undrivable. It ran kinda rough, but most of all 
> it 
> > just
> > > sounded different. It wouldn't rev up right.. I was about to buy 
> a 
> > new
> > > coil when I asked someone on the list about the firing order and 
> 
> > they
> > > mentioned the typo in the bentley. Switched the wires and she 
> > drives
> > > great!
> > >
> > > I hope that's it!
> > >
> > > -Toby
> > >
> > > --
> > > '87 16v
> > >
> > > On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, timothy piwonka wrote:
> > >
> > > > Ok My rocco leaves me stranded and I thought I knew the 
> problem  
> > but it
> > > > seems I was wrong.
> > > >
> > > > The distirbutor was leaking oil and the hall sender was 
> hanging 
> > by the
> > wires
> > > > so I order a brand new bosch distirbutor form adirondack, 
> > install it and
> > > > after messing with the timing it runs.  Runs like crap and not 
> 
> > drivable
> > but
> > > > it will start.  So I check the coil wire and it was burned 
> > partly by the
> > > > exahust so i get a new one and a brand new bosch coil. still 
> > runs like
> > crap.
> > > >
> > > > Hook the timing light up to it and the light will not flash.  
> It 
> > has an
> > > > inductive pick up but when on the no 1 spark plug wire no 
> flash. 
> >  I put
> > the
> > > > pick up on the coil wire just for fun and no flash.  Take the 
> > timing
> > light
> > > > back thinking it is bad but the new one does not flash either. 
>  
> > The
> > spark
> > > > plugs are new as well. Now after runign very rough it will 
> n0ot 
> > start
> > again.
> > > >
> > > > well shit .... What should I look at now.
> > > >
> > > > Just for reference my car is an 86 16V and it was running very 
> 
> > well
> > about a
> > > > week ago.  The engine has about 75,000 miles on it.
> > > >
> > > > please help
> > > > thanks
> > > > Robert
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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