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| obscurity |
 Mar 3 2006, 09:38 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States  |
Ok so I am relatively new to automobile electrical and my car 914 won't start. This is what I get:
with the ignition on, when I manually open the points I can get the coil to spark. When I open the points by using the starter to turn the engine over I get no spark from the coil The car is a '71 914-4 1.7 that has sat for 8 years but ran when it was parked Any ideas would be appreciated |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 3 2006, 09:46 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,681 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
did you watch the points when cranking the starter? do they actually open? maybe all you need is an adjustment ... just an idea ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) Andy |
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| obscurity |
Mar 3 2006, 09:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
they are definitelt opening and closing. I get little sparks at the points when they open but nothing at the coil
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| SirAndy |
Mar 3 2006, 09:52 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,681 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
coil could be bad, do you have a spare one you can try? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) Andy PS: i'm just throwing ideas at you, i don't really have a clue as to what could be wrong ... |
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| obscurity |
Mar 3 2006, 09:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
The coil that gives the spark is actually a spare I had from my VW bug. Its old but as far as I know it is still good. The original one I took out of the car gave a very weak spark
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| lapuwali |
Mar 3 2006, 09:56 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
If you're getting sparks at the points, they're arcing. The condensor is dead, or the points gap is way too small. The gap is in the Haynes manual, and is easily adjustable if you have a feeler gauge. |
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| obscurity |
Mar 3 2006, 10:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
I can't find my feeler guage but I set the gap to .016 (haynes) with a blade from something that measured .017 with calipers. I'll try replacing the condenser in the morning. I may also replace the points and coil just for good measure. Is it possible to do this with the distributor in the car?
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| lapuwali |
Mar 3 2006, 10:29 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
yes. |
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