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Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-08-2004, 09:15 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

the shear pin would cause the no spark problem...

the shear pin would cause the no spark problem even though the rotor spins?

sorry just making sure before i get into something to complicated and it still not work afterwards.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-07-2004, 10:50 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

I wouldn't care if i needed a new cam shaft as...

I wouldn't care if i needed a new cam shaft as long as i can find out what to fix. I'm 99% sure the lockdown bolt is tight so to fix this i'd have to take the distributor off and do what exactly?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-06-2004, 01:49 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

Haven't been able to really do anything with my...

Haven't been able to really do anything with my car the past few days.

There is a metal plate that the cap and ICM screw into that is part of the distrubutor. This turns freely.

Questions:...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-01-2004, 03:18 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

OK now i'm really confused. I just noticed...

OK now i'm really confused.

I just noticed looking at my old ignition coil that i couldn't see any metal in the holes were the plugs go. so i had a shudder of fear that when i tested the coil it...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-01-2004, 01:58 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

was going to change my pick up coil in case...

was going to change my pick up coil in case (despite testing good) it had gone bad. but i can hardly see the distributor lockdown nut let alone get a socket on it.

in the process of all this i...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-01-2004, 11:18 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

Ok got to test the igntion coil, stick a screw...

Ok got to test the igntion coil, stick a screw driver into the wire that goes from the cap to the coil. i of course stuck the screw driver into the end that would have cone on the cap. i tried it a...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-01-2004, 10:34 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

well after finding out i had to take out my...

well after finding out i had to take out my entire distributor to change the pick up coil i decied to check it first. I checked the Ohms on my new coil and the Ohms between the terminals on my old...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-01-2004, 06:05 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

Thanks, going to put the distributer back on with...

Thanks, going to put the distributer back on with my new pick up coil later after i get out of school. I'm hoping it'll work now and if so it should be running alot better with all the new parts.
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Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-30-2004, 07:33 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

Alternator is good, the only thing left to...

Alternator is good, the only thing left to replace is the pick up coil. Going to be a job to get to but a friend gave me the $12 he owed me for a new one and it's the last thing that could be causing...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-30-2004, 05:16 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

No hasn't run for about a month the guy at auto...

No hasn't run for about a month the guy at auto zone told me it should start even if the alternator was dead.

btw the alternator is hard to get off, all the bolts were stuck and i don't have...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-30-2004, 03:17 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

ICM tested fine, spent two hours walking to the...

ICM tested fine, spent two hours walking to the autoparts store and he said it passed the test. told me to bring in the alternator. This of course after just yesterday the same guy telling me it...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-30-2004, 09:47 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

found out where the ICM was thanks to a cryptic...

found out where the ICM was thanks to a cryptic description in the haynes manual. took it off and i was testing the resistence .

there is a connection of varrying low ohms to and from all the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-30-2004, 09:02 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

rotor spins and the cap is brand new. the little...

rotor spins and the cap is brand new. the little metal plate on the rotor that cunducts the elctricity looked black so i scraped it clean to nex metal as best i could.

Is there anyway to test my...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-30-2004, 06:28 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

i have a new set of sparkplugs and wires that i...

i have a new set of sparkplugs and wires that i haven't put in yet because the spark plugs are impossible to get to on the passenger side. I just hook up a new wire to the cap with a new plug in it...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-29-2004, 09:52 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

well went to get my battery charged and they said...

well went to get my battery charged and they said it was bad. Got a new battery in hopes of finally getting my car running with the new coil. Still won't start still has no spark.

any ideas would...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-29-2004, 02:39 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

well tested my coil, it was bad. even tested my...

well tested my coil, it was bad. even tested my new coil to make sure i was testing it right. New coil tested as good. so spent awhile out in the florida sun getting my hand cut up unmounting the old...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-29-2004, 06:00 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

Yeah i spent about two weeks reading all the...

Yeah i spent about two weeks reading all the "won't start" posts here and figured out it wasn't the VATS tested my key and it seems to be fine.

Alright i should be able to find the coil. I can...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-28-2004, 08:27 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

No alarm just the chip in my key. I read alot of...

No alarm just the chip in my key. I read alot of the otehr posts and thought it would be my coil, but it's not in the distributor cap like the manual says. Is it below the magnet or somewhere else in...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
09-28-2004, 03:09 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 804
Posted By poopzilla

help with no start

My 3.1 hasn't been working for about a month now(cranks and turns over just won't fire) and i've been trying things on and off i've limited it down to no spark and my battery is good. Was getting no...
Forum: Power Adders
03-28-2004, 08:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 524
Posted By poopzilla

i'd love to redline a car at 13,000. LIke a...

i'd love to redline a car at 13,000. LIke a motorcycle
Forum: Power Adders
03-27-2004, 06:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 524
Posted By poopzilla

It would take alot of engineering thats for sure...

It would take alot of engineering thats for sure becuse a uncontrolled turbine would grenade the second turbo i'd bet. But with the right controls and fuel for the turbine you would have a turbo...
Forum: Power Adders
03-27-2004, 01:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 524
Posted By poopzilla

I doubt it would be very easy to do or practical....

I doubt it would be very easy to do or practical. The turbine turbo has to be powered, most project use leaf blowers i hear. After that the turbo powers itself from it's own exhaust.

You can't...
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