1984 4k - no start

[Tony Hoffman]

BTW, you can check the hall sender just by pulling hte distributor
from the engine and turning the key on. You should have 12V+ at one
wire, ground at another, and the third should alternate from ground to
4.5V+ as you turn the distributor slowly.

Tony

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Tony Hoffman<auditony at gmail.com> wrote:
> One of the first things I'd be checking here is grounds. The one front
> teh battery to the box to the transmission. Don't just look at it,
> pull the bolts and make sure there is good contact. Also, check the
> ground on the intake manifold. I'ts a known problem area.
>
> Tony
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Bares,
> Vittorio<Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com> wrote:
>> Brand new from Blauparts...btw, the car ran quite well when the wires,
>> plugs, cap and rotor were changed...
>>
>> Vittorio -
>>
>>
>> I was pulling 1 sparkplug at a time while the motor was running - just
>> to see if there was any difference;
>>
>> -- pulled #1 didn't seem to change, put #1 back
>>
>> -- pulled #2 seemed to change just a bit, but not so much that I was
>> sure
>>
>> -- put #2 back, and pulled #1 again - car dies...
>>
>>
>>
>> Huh?
>>
>>
>>
>> Back to no-start...
>>
>>
>>
>> Vittorio -
>>
>>
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