testing all the systems

[vdub.grego at gmail.com (Matt Gregory)]

Oh definitely not going to be a short project.  But I like what you said
about the solid base, that's what I was looking for.

So the first two things on my list so far are:

1) Timing
2) Compression

On 5/4/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>
> On 10:21:14 am 05/04/06 "Matt Gregory" <vdub.grego@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm sure I'm going to jinx myself by stating this in a public forum,
> > but my '86 8v w/ 210K original miles has been running quite reliably
> > as a daily driver for the couple of years I've had it now.  So I
> > think I'd like to see if I can make the leap from "reliably" to
> > "well."  I wouldn't call myself a mechanic, but I'm certainly skilled
> > enough to follow the instructions in the Bentley and understand
> > what's going on.  What I think I should do is probably just go
> > through the Bentley a system at a time performing all the tests.  But
> > what I'm looking for advice on is what order I should go.  Is there a
> > common practice on what order to test things in order to get
> > everything up to par?
> > Thanks,
> >
> > matt.
> > _______________________________________________
> Well, I've been doing that on my 8V for the past few years, in order to
> diagnose a problem, but I see no reason why you couldn't do it anyway. I'd
> pick a system and work through it maybe, and if you start pulling various
> electrical connectors, be sure to do it without putting strain on the
> wires, or you will end up with damaged insulation.
>
> I'd probably start with mechanical stuff like timing/compression. No harm
> in doing it, and then you know that whatever else you do can only build on
> a solid base.
>
> But what do I know, it's taken me two years to maybe figure out what was
> wrong with mine...
> Cathy
>
>