 Need some troubleshooting advice!!, Nothing changed but it wont start? |
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| jtf914 |
 May 14 2003, 08:06 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 428 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Burlington, CT Member No.: 58 Region Association: North East States  |
Here's the deal, about ten days ago I started my car to do some carb work, and it started without incident as always. I warmed it up and just as I was about to start working on it, my wife came home and needed a hand. I shut off the car but left the keys in the ignition (turned off).
Never got back to the car and forgot I had left the keys in the ignition. Yesterday, I went out to work on the carbs and it starts, but as soon as I let the key go it dies. It's a 70 914-6 2.0T with E P&C, Bosch distributor 7100 RPM redline (no vacuum advance), Permatune ignition (installed back in 1987), Webers. Timing around 5 degrees BTDC and 35 degrees full advance. What I have tried: replaced the points and set the dwell swapped the coil changed the plugs Replaced the filters I've got fuel I've got spark Checked fuses I pulled the wire cap off the back of the ignition switch and hooked it up to a spare switch - and still same results? Could I have damaged the Permatune by just leaving the keys in it?? What am I missing here?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Thanks, Justin |
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| Jeroen |
May 14 2003, 08:26 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
QUOTE(Justin Fischer @ May 14 2003, 04:06 PM) Could I have damaged the Permatune by just leaving the keys in it?? Hey Justin, Try searching on permatune, IIRC leaving the key in (even off) is a problem... Others (with real knowledge about this) will chime in soon cheers, Jeroen |
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| jtf914 |
May 14 2003, 11:31 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 428 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Burlington, CT Member No.: 58 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Jeroen @ May 14 2003, 09:26 AM) IIRC leaving the key in (even off) is a problem... cheers, Jeroen Thanks Jeroen, I knew leaving the key in was bad for point replacement systems like ignitor, but I didn't think it would kill the permatune unit. Anyone else have any ideas/experience with this happening? I know permatune has a poor reputation, but this unit has been running strong for years. I guess this is a good time to change to the crane xr700 unit. -Justin |
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