Re:FS:'81 MKI (ignition troubles)

[Kareem <6keb1@qlink.queensu.ca>]

Hey Alex and all,

sorry, but I'm not interested in the car (live in Canada).
But can I ask you a question. I just lost spark on my
81 as well. I may have fried the hall sender, but I can't
figure out if it's that or the ignition control unit. Coil and all
wiring is fine. Is there a fail-safe way to know. i.e. how did you guys
know you blew the hall sender and not the ICU? Are the bentley tests
for the icu valid even if your hall unit is kaput? Finally, 
I wouldn't want to blow another hall sender (they're not that cheap),
so if you know of what fuckups caused you to blow them, then
any warning info would be much apreciated. THanks a lot folks,
Kareem
'81 S spark-free edition
'88 16v

On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Alex Ting wrote:

> 
> ok,
> my buddy has had it with the MKI.
> 
> We can't get it to idle, and last night we lost spark
> again.  We already fried one hall sender.......
> 
> Given more time, we could find all the problems and get
> it running, but he is under a time constraint.
> So, if anyone near the Norcal area wants a fairly rust-free
> '81 MKI with no dash, but has a 1.8JH with some new stuff
> like seals and gaskets and what not.  It also has headers (short 4into1).
> The motor will fire up, and hold at WOT, but not idle (before we lost
> spark).
> He's asking $200 and you come take it away before next Tuesday.
> We can also throw in a eurosport 2" exhaust and 15" BBS wheels
> for an extra $450.  Also, he has a Zender grill for the MKI for sale
> at $175.
> 
> 
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