Re: I hate My Rocco right now

["timothy piwonka" <t.piwonka@worldnet.att.net>]

OK, I did have the wires hooked incorrectly so I fixed them and hooked the
wires up 1-3-4-2 counter clockwise, still won't start.  I thought maybe I
had the rotor 180 degress off so i removed the distributor and rotated the
rotor 180.  still no start.  after switching the wires it does turn over
smoother but won't Run.


Can someone check and see when the engine is a top dead center which part of
the rotor points at the # 1 plug, insulated or conducting side?


Thanks

Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: T. Reed <treed2@u.washington.edu>
To: timothy piwonka <t.piwonka@worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: I hate My Rocco right now


>
> Okay, I bet I know what you did.
>
> The plug wires go on the distributor 1-3-4-2 COUNTER-clockwise. Bentley
> neglects to mention this. I had my hall sender crack and fall off too so I
> replaced it with a brand new one and put new plug wires on too and the car
> started but was undrivable. It ran kinda rough, but most of all it just
> sounded different. It wouldn't rev up right.. I was about to buy a new
> coil when I asked someone on the list about the firing order and they
> mentioned the typo in the bentley. Switched the wires and she drives
> great!
>
> I hope that's it!
>
> -Toby
>
> --
> '87 16v
>
> On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, timothy piwonka wrote:
>
> > Ok My rocco leaves me stranded and I thought I knew the problem  but it
> > seems I was wrong.
> >
> > The distirbutor was leaking oil and the hall sender was hanging by the
wires
> > so I order a brand new bosch distirbutor form adirondack, install it and
> > after messing with the timing it runs.  Runs like crap and not drivable
but
> > it will start.  So I check the coil wire and it was burned partly by the
> > exahust so i get a new one and a brand new bosch coil. still runs like
crap.
> >
> > Hook the timing light up to it and the light will not flash.  It has an
> > inductive pick up but when on the no 1 spark plug wire no flash.  I put
the
> > pick up on the coil wire just for fun and no flash.  Take the timing
light
> > back thinking it is bad but the new one does not flash either.  The
spark
> > plugs are new as well. Now after runign very rough it will n0ot start
again.
> >
> > well shit .... What should I look at now.
> >
> > Just for reference my car is an 86 16V and it was running very well
about a
> > week ago.  The engine has about 75,000 miles on it.
> >
> > please help
> > thanks
> > Robert
> >
> >
> >
> >
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