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| jdogg |
 Jul 15 2004, 07:22 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Ok, I need some help. Patient:'74 2.0 Djet with Pertronix. Symptoms: Tach dancing intermittently; occasional skip in the motor, sometimes worse than others. Today the car drove alright with an occasional miss and the more occasional dancing tach, but tonight, I could barely accelerate beyond about 2500 without it skipping and missing. The tach dances are not always accompanied by a skip. I just changed the cap and rotor, but that does not seem to have helped any.
Where to look next? I would think the dancing tach might be a good clue..... Plug wires, plugs, pertronix, coil are all new within the last 18 months...... |
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| john rogers |
Jul 15 2004, 09:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Chula Vista CA Member No.: 391 |
You might want to try disconnecting the tach feeder wire at the coil (black/purple stripe) and see if the problem goes away. It goes from the tach to the relay board and then from the relay board to the tach so there is a possibility of four connectors that can cause problems. If either of the connectors at the relay board plugs are loose or have gotten corroded the missing/intermittant tach can result. I ran a new wire on the race car 914 to bypass the connectors so there will never be a problem with the tach feed. Good luck
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jdogg Skippin' & Dancin' Jul 15 2004, 07:22 PM
lapuwali My bet is you have a loose wire at the coil. Jul 15 2004, 07:32 PM newdeal2 Hmmm..have you checked the fuel injection? Electr... Jul 15 2004, 07:37 PM jdogg James (Lapuwali)-
The next time you find yourself... Jul 15 2004, 08:02 PM jdogg Peter-
That was starting to be my concern, trigge... Jul 15 2004, 08:04 PM lapuwali Twern't nothin...
I've had wobbly, bouncy... Jul 15 2004, 08:22 PM BenNC Whew!! Dodged a bullet there. Have fun i... Jul 15 2004, 08:28 PM
jdogg POW!!! A blast from the past!... Jul 15 2004, 09:48 PM |
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