Close but no cigar!, the wiring on my new engine was... |
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Close but no cigar!, the wiring on my new engine was... |
meares |
May 11 2005, 07:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 23-March 05 From: Atlanta Member No.: 3,800 |
i pulled the 1.7 and bought a 2L....waited for the engine for a month...it was delivered and i was SOOOOOO ready to drive it!!!!...the gents put it in for me today and I dropped by for a progress report...LO AND BEHOLD....the wires to the dist were hooked up backwards, so that resulted in a fried condenser and points......they said it smoked and sounded bad.....what kind of parts do I need to replace, and the really obscure ones that a newbie wouldn't think of? it's all i can do to not explode right now (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) please help!!!
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Allan |
May 11 2005, 07:20 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
I would just replace the points and condenser first and see what happens. AFTER fixing the wiring to the dizzy.
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