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From: Guy King on 13 Jun 2007 03:30 The message <bIMbi.5535$P57.1142(a)newsfe4-gui.ntli.net> from Chris Whelan <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> contains these words: > I think most of those who tinkered with cars of a certain age will have > seen some of those problems. I know I certainly have! I saw an Audi 80 saw through its own distributor from the inside. The advance-retard mechanism had fallen apart and had scraped away the housing till it all fell apart. -- Skipweasel We have always been at war with Iran. [George Orwell - almost]
From: Chris Whelan on 13 Jun 2007 05:01 Guy King wrote: > The message <bIMbi.5535$P57.1142(a)newsfe4-gui.ntli.net> > from Chris Whelan <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> contains these words: > >> I think most of those who tinkered with cars of a certain age will have >> seen some of those problems. I know I certainly have! > > I saw an Audi 80 saw through its own distributor from the inside. The > advance-retard mechanism had fallen apart and had scraped away the > housing till it all fell apart. Vorsprung durch technik! At least it should have been an easy fault to find ;-) Chris.
From: Cerumen on 13 Jun 2007 04:47 "Rob" <mesa(a)mine.com> wrote in message news:466f2eb1$1_7(a)news.peopletelecom.com.au... > How does a rotor fail when its only an arm across some plastic. The plastic fails to insulate. -- Chris, West Cork, Ireland. Ignoti nulla cupido
From: Tom Woods on 13 Jun 2007 07:12 On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:59:12 +1000, Rob <mesa(a)mine.com> wrote: >OK > >One of normal sequence of events which I do, when a car stops and won't >start. > >Check fuel >Check spark >Check Rotor moving >Check timing to see if the rotor is approximately in the correct position. > >Reckon you will check next time :) Yeah, my diagnosing skills have improved since then after spending a few years driving proper cars ;) (and i now carry a complete spare ignition system!) I also check the springy contact bit in the centre of the dissy cap since i have also had one of them fall apart and that took some effort to find! -- http://www.101club.org The 101 Forward Control Club and Register
From: John Williamson on 13 Jun 2007 07:58
Tom Woods wrote: > On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:59:12 +1000, Rob <mesa(a)mine.com> wrote: > >> OK >> >> One of normal sequence of events which I do, when a car stops and won't >> start. >> >> Check fuel >> Check spark >> Check Rotor moving >> Check timing to see if the rotor is approximately in the correct position. >> >> Reckon you will check next time :) > > Yeah, my diagnosing skills have improved since then after spending a > few years driving proper cars ;) (and i now carry a complete spare > ignition system!) > I also check the springy contact bit in the centre of the dissy cap > since i have also had one of them fall apart and that took some effort > to find! > My temporary cure for that one is to find a smoker. The foil inside a pack of ciggies works for a day or two, IME. Long enough to get somewhere civilised, at any rate:-) HTH Tciao for Now! John. (Driving possibly the most bodged & rusty Landie in Stoke) |