starting Problem!!

[Todd Young]

Hey, if anyone finds a source here in the USA for this tool, let me
know.

isham-research.freeserve.co.uk at pop.pol.net.uk wrote:
> 
> >> What kind of spark?  Just once and thin doesn't
> >> count - it has to be
> >> fat and on every revolution.
> 
> > I've seen this on everything from lawnmowers to big
> > V8's.  Spark "looks" fine out of the combustion
> > chamber, especially at night.  Later find out it's too
> > weak to do anything to the fuel mix.  Any guesses to
> > the cause?
> 
> Coil grounds and distributor health seem to have the most effect.
> 
> I have a 'spark cell'.  It's a little gas-filled tube with a plug
> lead on one end and a standard plug connector on the other - you pull
> #1 plug off, plug in the tube and fit the ignition lead to the other
> end.
> 
> a) It's quite bright (orange) and MUCH easier to see from a distance
>    than a naked plug spark.
> 
> b) The engine will run quite happily with it in place, so if you do
>    get lucky while you're playing, you won't waste the start attempt.
> 
> c) The glow each spark makes is strongly proportional to its strength,
>    so you can judge the health of the system quite well.
> 
> d) You can see 'parasitic' sparks - smaller flashes when the other
>    cylinders are firing.  If they get too big, you know there's a
>    distributor leakage problem.
> 
> Made by Gunson, I think.  It's part of my standard run-through on any
> car I'm receiving into the workshop with the owner present.
> 
> --
>  Phil Payne
>  http://www.isham-research.freeserve.co.uk/quattro
>  Phone +44 7785 302803   Fax: +44 7785 309674

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