sorting thru some issues and decided to start with cap and rotor, ** updated to 11/20 - 3 issues causing 3 overlapping problems- resolved Options

[DRPHIL914]

after verifying and checking MPS , resetting the TPS i had a day of driving that was o.k. and the TPS fore sure was the cure for the bucking - so that was cured.

- then verified that the CHT was not in spec and this was the cause of my hot start issue that caused it to not start or want to idle correct after running for a while and turning off and trying to restart. - so now with new CHT that issue is resolved.

-but a few days after posting this i could not get the car to start. which led to testing my plugs and wires again, - turns out #2 and #4 plugs looked completely different that #1,#3 pair. - so i pulled the injector trigger points plate and put in a spare that ihad already gotten from Bruce Stone just in case right before Octeenerfest- that whas when i had a similar thing i ghting that is when it realy started but - new injector triggers and...... bam- started right up. amazing the difference - like new now. DRove to work today. After sitting for 2 weeks after i put in the new battery and replaced thos points, fired right up. So these points weree the main issue.

- hope this helps others with similar issues figure it out quicker than i did here. I tried to clean these and it didnt help. I kept them because i am hoping that som how they could be rebuild or replace the contacts or what ever causes them to fail. YOu cant find new one, Bosch quit making them!( i believe there are some chinese copies out there too) .
Wish we could get Bosch to do a run of a few hundred of these because the D-jet can not run without them.

[orangecrate]

There's a lot of smart people on this board. Seems some one could come up with another way to fire the injectors. OPtical, crank trigger, something--??

[dknechtly]

Fantastic you got it fixed. The points need to have hardly any resistance. Don't use emory cloth or a point file. Something like a jeweler cloth.

[DRPHIL914]

Fantastic you got it fixed. The points need to have hardly any resistance. Don't use emory cloth or a point file. Something like a jeweler cloth.

I probably went wrong there and used something too rough,

[DRPHIL914]

There's a lot of smart people on this board. Seems some one could come up with another way to fire the injectors. OPtical, crank trigger, something--??

I agree!! Along with Foly mps rebuild that would be a big step in keeping these cars and the f.i. running

[fixer34]

So back to the original post. Did you ever figure out what caused the scratches/marks in the cap behind the posts? Never saw anything like that.

[DRPHIL914]

So back to the original post. Did you ever figure out what caused the scratches/marks in the cap behind the posts? Never saw anything like that.

Yes, one of the clips to hold down the cap was not secured properly and upon starting the car it was loose so the rotor marked it up pretty good. That happened a few months ago, and I had secured the cap with out flipping over to inspect it . I put it back on and didnt think about it again until I started having this recent issue that ended up being the injector triggers. And initially I didnt remember that until someone asked if I had left it loose when starting it and I then realize that was what had happened. I think the cap was working but I replaced it anyway.

[Dave_Darling]

There's a lot of smart people on this board. Seems some one could come up with another way to fire the injectors. OPtical, crank trigger, something--??

I think Mueller set something up with a pair of Pertronix modules?

--DD