Ha ha...hold on there buddy. The car ain't running yet. I'm sure that poor spark has something to do with it but I bet if I put your coil, plugs and wires on my car right now it wouldn't just fire up. My cap and rotor are brand-y-new by the way. What size wires wires am I supposed to get? The ones the P.O. put on are 7mm. (it's printed on the wire). I'm going to run down to NAPA and see what they have first. I may yet buy from John but I want to look. I also need to see if priming the oil pump restores my oil pressure. If not, then my engnine will only be good for about 30 seconds of run time. --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > 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=194081.3551198.4824677.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1704239/R=0/SIG=11o99mg4u/*http://www.ediets.com/start.cfm?code= 30518&media=blank> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=194081.3551198.4824677.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1704239/rand=672421044> 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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