Things keep going from bad to worse... I will buy you a set of Delco's to get those Champions out of your car. Won't even run those in my lawnmower. Engine is gasoline, not diesel. Don't think compression was the issue. Think your substandard ignition was. Crag better get his caveman butt to the parts house to buy some decent components soon. Autozone sells private label plug wires with umbrella boots (look up Volvo 260/760), but are basically same price as Bosch from John Hervey. Are solid core too, not spiral, so personally I'd wait a day or two for an order from him. In fact, he'll sell you everything from the rotor up as a kit (and throw in a complimentary oil filter as a new customer). Hopefully Crag learned valuable lesson -- 99% of car problems are electrical (old mechanic told me that once. Have since learned how right he was. Even the fuel supply problem that put me walking last week was electrical from pump). Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote: > Uh....I have some old Champions that were in the car when I bought > it. I do plan to replace these today along with the coil. > > I don't really know if they're "right" or not. The engine did run on > them before but they could be too cool for our uses. > > Did you read my last post, "More on the Scientific Method"? > > Tell me what you think. I'm concerned I'm drawing the wrong > conclusion. > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxx> > wrote: > > I got an Accel Supercoil, the generic one for electronic ignition, > and it has worked very well. I think it was only $18 as well. > > > > Congrats on the brief run! > > > > Just to confirm... you do have the correct model of plugs, right? > =) > > > > -Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: cruznmd > > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 7:39 PM > > Subject: [DMCForum] HA!!! Crag make fire!!! > > > > > > Today, I dropped to my knees and thanked God for helping me start > my car. > > > > Well sort of... > > > > After soaking for 2 days in Marvel Mystery Oil my compression > shot up > > to 150 psi. (For those who care, the specs are 114-156 psi, engine > > HOT, throttle wide open) Previously, it was 100-120 psi, but > that's > > engine cold because the thing wouldn't start. > > > > At any rate, with fuel disconnected, and Marvel in the chamber, I > gave > > it a shot of ether. It fired, struggled, then ran -briefly- (10-15 > > seconds) on ether. The timing appeared correct, I didn't have > time for > > the timing light but the engine chugged along without "fighting" > itself. > > > > After that, the plugs fouled with Marvel and the starter wouldn't > > crank it fast enough. Battery's charging. > > > > I suspect my problems are two-fold. Low compression due to slow > > cranking, and weak spark. I'm going to replace the coil, wires and > > plugs with something hotter...18-20,000 volts, Bosch +4's and some > > good wires. > > > > Any other suggestions would be appreciated. > > > > Rich > > #5335 (on life support) > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=245454.3656312.4921743.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1457554/R=0/SIG=11c6fnta2/*http://ipunda.com/clk/beibunmaisuiyui wabei> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=245454.3656312.4921743.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1457554/rand=127693980> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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