[urq] ignition cutout ad infinitum, ad nauseum

[Ed Kellock]

I went back out to check all the igntion resistance values per the IST
docs.

rotor (warm): 1159  spec: "about 1000"
coil wire: 0, spec: 800-1200
coil posts 1 & 4: 3040, spec: 6300-9200
coil posts 1 & 15: 0.9-1.0, spec: 0.61-0.83

Plug wire test was whacko.  I checked two different ones.  I would
initially get a reading anywhere from 11xx to 19xx, but as soon as the
reading displayed, it would revert to 1, which is the baseline reading
when the probes are not connected to anything.

So then I hooked everything back up and got in and started it.  Ran
perfect.  No cutout, no rough running, nice idle, good throttle
response.  Work the throttle variously with letting it idle.  Ran it
long enough to have the cooling fan kick on once.  Not a hiccup.

Sadistic bitch.

I'm going to Vegas.  No really.

Ed

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ingo Rautenberg" <irautenberg at comcast.net>
To: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>; "UrqList" <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Ideas for rough running continued - Solved?


> Ed,
>
> I don't remember anymore, but you checked dist cap and measured
resistance
> of rotor, right?  I've seen hairline cracks through the rotor
contact strip
> upon close inspection before.  Did you try hooking up a timing light
to see
> if spark cut out occurs (as expected) as well?
>
> Ingo
>