Re: I hate My Rocco right now

[Eric L Ellis <elf16v@juno.com>]

Follow me here. When the dist is installed properly and you look at it
from the left side fender, the hall sending unit will be pointing at
about 7-7:30. The highest plug in on the cap will be # 1 and it should be
in the 11:00 O'clock position.

Make sense? If not, find me with AIM under  OneSixV

Eric
Good, bad...I'm the guy with the gun!
http://www.geocities.com/blitzkrieg16v/


On Fri, 1 Jun 2001 17:19:40 -0500 "timothy piwonka"
<t.piwonka@worldnet.att.net> writes:
> 
> 
> 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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