[tcb] Re: Denis' electronic ignition woes
- From: "Denis" <coocoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 15:14:43 -0500
At least 3 different Bosch Blue coils, next theory please.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Woodall" <type2list@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 3:11 PM
Subject: [tcb] Denis' electronic ignition woes
> Denis,
> I'm leaning towards your your Coil being screwed up somehow...
> Have you tried a different Coil?
> eric
> Denis <coocoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mine is a 1914 stroker. I built it to, at least try, to stay in the flow
> with the Dallas freeways. The first one I paid $2000 and it blew up ( I
> carry around the deformed piston rod ) I built the second one and it has
> lasted almost 3 years now. I have lots of witnesses to the fact that I
drive
> it every day, it is my shop truck. I never hot rod, but on a hill or
> carrying a big load (18 80lb bags of concrete and me ) it's real nice to
> have the extra throttle.
>
> OK here's a mystery, Dan and Katrina have been with me when this
happens. I
> can't use the Compufire or Petronics electronic points. I have actually
had
> them catch fire. Not when I hooked it up, which would happen when you
turned
> on the ignition, but later after about a week. More often they simply
won't
> let the engine start. If I pull the things out and put in points, the
bus
> runs like a Swiss watch. Dan and I struggled with my bus on the last
campout
> at lake Belton(?) and I have been running points since.
>
> Sometimes my bus won't start if I have let it sit for a whole day. I
think
> it floods out and will start if I leave it alone for an hour or two.
>
> I have dual Kadrons. Any theories?
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Eric "Mr. Electric Wizard" Woodall
> 1966 Micro Bus De Luxe, 7 seater
> T.C.B.
> H.A.C.
>
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