Re: I hate My Rocco right now--Resolved

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

Got It running.  I just had to look at the distributer while someone was
cranking the engine and rotate the distributer until it started.  After
playing with the timing I got it running, I did not have it 180 out.

Thanks for the info on the firing order typo in the bently

Me and my rocco are now getting along again.   :-)  what a wonderful
relationship.


Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: Cheapass Ron <rapieper@yahoo.com>
To: timothy piwonka <t.piwonka@worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: I hate My Rocco right now


> The conductor part of the rotor should point to the #1
> plug at TDC.
>
> You may have things 180 out...remeber the rotor makes
> one turn for every two of the crank (I'm sure you know
> this).  So it may be worth rotating all wires two
> positions to see what happens.
>
> ROn
> --- timothy piwonka <t.piwonka@worldnet.att.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 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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