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| Brian_Boss |
 Apr 28 2005, 12:14 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 324 Joined: 3-June 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 781  |
Coming out of lurk mode since I bought another 914. I bought the car (71 1.7) non-running and it's my first fuel injected 914 so it should be an education to get it going.
Question is, how much end play (axial play) should the distributor shaft have and what sets the clearance? I'm troubleshooting a no spark condition. Thanks |
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| tat2dphreak |
Apr 28 2005, 12:28 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
glad to see another DFW'r on!! come to the breakfast saturday if you can!
sorry that I don't know the answer to your question |
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| mihai914 |
Apr 28 2005, 12:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 800 Joined: 2-March 05 From: Montreal, QC Member No.: 3,697 Region Association: None 
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I don't have a spec for you, but I believe a good distributor should have close to nothing play in the shaft.
But it should not keep the car from running, did you change the points, even if they look good they can be bad, check all connections to the coil. Mihai |
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| Mueller |
Apr 28 2005, 12:57 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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excessive radial play should have more of an impact on the points than axial play.....switching to electronic ignition greatly reduces the problems due to shaft wear.
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| Brian_Boss |
Apr 28 2005, 01:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 324 Joined: 3-June 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 781 |
I know it would be pretty hard for axial play to make the car not run. At this stage I'm trying to decide whether or not to toss this piece and get a used or rebuilt dizzy.
The current one has several issues including sticky mechanical advance, rusty points cam surface and only one screw holding the vacuum can on. Also, the part number on the housing ends in 019. Is this the correct distributor for a 1.7? Thanks. Wayne - I doubt I will get the car running by this weekend but I would to come out there in whatever is running that day. |
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| tat2dphreak |
Apr 28 2005, 02:16 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
hell my car's on jackstands still too!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) the chrysler will get me there though... be sure and let spare time toys know, he's heading up the reservations! |
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| spare time toys |
Apr 28 2005, 04:31 PM
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hooked on grilling food. Group: Members Posts: 4,059 Joined: 3-April 04 From: West Plano Tx Member No.: 1,884 Region Association: Southwest Region |
He is on the updated list. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)
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| beemie96 |
Apr 28 2005, 10:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 15-July 04 From: Nashville, TN Member No.: 2,350 |
I just went through the 'non-start' issue, and what did it for me was testing the coil with the points closed and with them open. Once I did that and verified that it all worked, I discovered that the points werent set right. Also, cleaning them made a huge difference in the voltage at the coil.
My threads on this: help from the list on my 'spark' questions got it started |
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