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Amphicar770 |
Jun 24 2016, 02:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,193 Joined: 20-April 10 From: PA, USA Member No.: 11,639 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Per earlier post, picked up from shop today. Drove to work, running great. Driving home, running great although I notice volts reading less than 12v, temp gauge not working.
Almost home, a few blocks away. Going down hill. Huh, did engine cut out. Why, yes it has. Turn key. It cranks but no start. As if no spark or no fuel. Coil feels quite hot if that matters. By side of road now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
Amphicar770 |
Jun 25 2016, 09:14 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,193 Joined: 20-April 10 From: PA, USA Member No.: 11,639 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Agree that I do not think the coil has anything to do with the work done.
I just read an article that internal ballast resistor coils indeed run much hotter than external resistor units. The resistor basically acts as a huge heat sink. I wonder if the 914 would be better served using an external resistor unit? |
Gunn1 |
Jun 25 2016, 10:01 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,021 Joined: 14-February 16 From: Minnesota Member No.: 19,670 Region Association: None |
Agree that I do not think the coil has anything to do with the work done. I just read an article that internal ballast resistor coils indeed run much hotter than external resistor units. The resistor basically acts as a huge heat sink. I wonder if the 914 would be better served using an external resistor unit? One reason for this could be worn out spark plugs. Before the electric current is able to reach the spark plugs, it must pass through the ignition coil to ensure that the engine will start up at the minimum level of power or electricity. When the spark plugs are damaged or already worn out, they will basically force the ignition coils to work so much harder in terms of electricity flow. This will cause the coil to overheat. This could also be caused from some sort of new resistance caused in the ignition wiring when the recent work was completed. |
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