[tcb] Zoom Zoom. [WAS: Re: Re: The 7 parts of fire]
- From: Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:56:09 -0600
I checked them and made sure I was getting 12V at the points on/off as
I rotated the engine (12V test light clipped on and flashing as it
turned).
It was probably the condenser but I just replaced everything I had
access to (except points, I just filed those since they rode good
on the shaft) rather than keep testing the pieces. It sat long enough
that the other stuff would probably fail quickly anyway.
New coil, condenser, rotor, and Bosch wire set. Haven't changed the
plugs yet as I was just testing for spark at the end of the wires.
Got it.
Started it.
Need a new stock muffler -- header is ridiculously loud and may be
inducing the backfire that I got when I shut it down.
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G2
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:07:38 -0600
"chuck" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Make sure your points are gaped to .016.and are opening and closing
> as the engine is turned over by hand.
> oleblue
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerald Livingston" <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 12:40 PM
> Subject: [tcb] Re: The 7 parts of fire
>
>
> >I have 12V to the coil. That's always the first thing to check before
> > even testing for sparks coming out the other end. I'll be
> > 'upgrading' the engine compartment later. 3 relays -- starter,
> > coil, aux battery charging -- I'll move the switch wires to the
> > relays and give them power straight from the battery rather than
> > through 30+ feet of wire going to the front of the bus and back.
> >
> > On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:25:37 -0600
> > "Denis Dodson" <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> This might sound really stupid, but does the ignition on your bus
> >> run through the headlight switch?
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> >> Behalf Of Gerald Livingston
> >> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 11:33 PM
> >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [tcb] The 7 parts of fire
> >>
> >> 1. Battery
> >> 2. Coil
> >> 3. Condenser
> >> 4. Rotor
> >> 5. Cap
> >> 6. Wires
> >> 7. Plugs
> >>
> >> Only the points and coil can be easily checked with a multimeter
> >> (and the coil only if you know the specs from the manufacturer).
> >>
> >> So, doing the fresh oil, flush, replace, test for fire before
> >> trying to start thing.
> >>
> >> No fire. And I mean none, not even a weak spark at the plug end.
> >>
> >> I've put in a new coil. The new one does "read better" with an
> >> ohmmeter than the old one did. Still zero spark. I had to call
> >> around for the other parts until I found a FLAPS that seems to
> >> have either an employee or friend of an employee who has an ACVW.
> >> *NONE* of the local FLAPS had any of the other ignition parts but
> >> an AutoZone 30 miles from here has 2 condensers, 4 sets of points,
> >> 2 rotors and 2 sets of wires. No cap or plugs but that's a pretty
> >> good selection on the rest.
> >>
> >> And AutoZone is open on Sunday.
> >>
> >> 0I spent today watching the kid who wanted my stepside truck bed
> >> swap my bed for his fleetside. Our trucks were identical except
> >> his is 4WD and doesn't have the 3rd door on the cab so you can't
> >> even really tell that the bed now on my truck isn't the original
> >> (except for the Z71 stickers). Good thing he brought friends
> >> because there was no way I was working outside under a truck in
> >> rainy, windy, sub-50 degree weather and I didn't care one way or
> >> the other about what bed I have. The deal that we would swap if he
> >> did ALL the work. He picked a bad day.
> >>
> >> Tomorrow I make the 60 mile round trip to get the other ignition
> >> parts to see if I can get fire (the good kind) on my motor.
> >>
> >> G2
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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