 1.8 not running right, need help., after Petronix install, uninstall. Update - running! |
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| Cevan |
 Mar 26 2008, 08:14 PM
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I had gotten a Petronix electronic ignition module (1847V). Prior to installing it, the car had been running great with the points (I know, should have left well enough alone). I installed it per the instructions and cranked the motor over but nothing. I checked all my connections and cranked it over again and nothing. So I removed it and put the points back on.
When I go to start it, it seems that only 2 of the cylinders are firing. It was definitely idling low. My CHT gauge never really moved (it's on #3) so I suspect that 3 and possibly 4 are not firing. I drove it about 1/4 mile and no power. Could I have flooded 3 and 4 when I had the Petronix unit on? I'm going to let the car sit overnight and try it again in the morning. Could I have damaged something with the Petronix unit? |
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| ClayPerrine |
Mar 28 2008, 01:28 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,540 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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The L-Jet system is fairly simple and reliable. If you didn't monkey with the injection, you are barking up the wrong tree.
And Slits, if the resistor pack has a broken wire, the injector will not trigger. His problem is flooding, so the injector has to be triggering. Did you remove the plug wires from the cap when you had it off to change the points? If so, you may have crossed some wires. Recheck the firing order. Also, check to make sure the white wire from the injection is hooked to the same side of the coil as the green wire from the points. |
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| pete914 |
Mar 28 2008, 02:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 21-August 07 From: east coast Member No.: 8,025 |
I agree, the only thing you touched was the dizzy. how you got the pertronix system in there without removing it is amazing. I tried in vain, but gave in and pulled the thing. get a timing light off amazon. they are like $25 and work great. Maybe your engine is flooded, but I don't see any reason why anything in the FI would be affected aside from the timing issue, but if the dizzy never rotated, then it should still be spot on.
are you sure the spark plugs are firing? if they're not, it's a battery/coil/dizzy issue. recheck your wiring. Like i said, my pertronix system is backwards to my points setup for some reason I've yet to figure out. |
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Cevan 1.8 not running right, need help. Mar 26 2008, 08:14 PM
alpha434 Make sure the tach signal wire is hooked up to the... Mar 26 2008, 08:22 PM Cevan Which wire is that? Mar 26 2008, 09:33 PM bfrymire
I had gotten a Petronix electronic ignition modul... Mar 26 2008, 11:11 PM Cevan I'm shelving the Pertronix for now. I'm t... Mar 27 2008, 05:11 AM
pete914 When I installed my pertronix I hooked up my wires... Mar 27 2008, 06:51 AM Cevan I guess my 1st post wasn't that clear. I took... Mar 27 2008, 07:42 AM SLITS Nowhere in this thread have you mentioned timing. ... Mar 27 2008, 04:48 PM Cevan I did nothing to the timing. I only removed the p... Mar 27 2008, 05:43 PM Cevan I re-checked all the vacuum lines and electrical c... Mar 27 2008, 07:23 PM SLITS Major mystery ...
I will start by saying that cha... Mar 28 2008, 10:32 AM Thack I think you have somehow messed up the wiring to t... Mar 28 2008, 11:19 AM Cevan
I think you have somehow messed up the wiring to ... Mar 28 2008, 11:41 AM Thack I forgot how the trigger points are wired to the d... Mar 28 2008, 12:53 PM SLITS No trigger points on an L-Jet ... only on D-Jet
T... Mar 28 2008, 01:11 PM Cevan Got it running!! It appears that #3 and #... Mar 29 2008, 09:25 AM swl Check your dwell meter - is it set to 4 cylinder?
... Mar 29 2008, 09:53 AM Cevan I am a dumbass. I was looking at the 6 cylinder s... Mar 29 2008, 05:36 PM Brando Don't undo that 13mm nut!
The thing you w... Mar 29 2008, 08:54 PM Cevan Ahh , yes. Someone else informed me as well. Tha... Mar 30 2008, 06:52 AM Cevan My saga continues. The car died again, this time o... Apr 12 2008, 11:57 AM Spoke I had a similar spark/no spark issue on my car. Th... Apr 12 2008, 01:32 PM |
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