Re: 3 days for nothin' / Venting

[John Graham <jgraham1@erols.com>]

S8Mania wrote:

> Liebe Audi Freunde
>         I have spent the last three days in front of my 86 4KSQ
> because of an
> ignition problem. The problem is that I can’t get any sparks through
> the
> plugs.
> The 1st thing I did was to check the ground to the engine       Fine
>      2.                 check:          ignition module         Fine
>      3.                 check:          coil    primary resistance
> was                                                  off
>                 >>>>>>>> changed coil <<<<<<  ( no spark)
>
>      4.                 check:          cap & rotor     a little worn
>                 >>>>>>>> changed cap & rotor <<<<<(still no spark)
>
> I have spark (testing it with a bridge wire) to the distr. cap (HT
> from
> coil OK)
> but it seems that the spark is not able to get through the rotor to
> the
> 5 points
> for some reason (used a ground wire to see if it will spark in the
> inside of the
> outlets for the plug wires = no spark coming through).
>
>         What is in between the HT feeding wire(from coil to distrib.)
>                 and the five outlets for the spark plug wires ( except
> the rotor) ?
>                         Hall generator ? Can it make the spark not
> jump from rotor
>                                 to the five points on the inside of
> the distrib.
>
> I have checked the wires to the plugs and I have no continuity. I will
>
> change them
> tomorrow. This has nothing to do with the sparking problem inside of
> the
> distributor, since I have worked with ground wires.
>
>         I definitely need your help on this one
>         Please, Help ( Tell me what I have to do to please the Audi
> gods)
>         Thank You gentlemen
>                                                         a desperate
> Zafir in Detroit
>                                         (I, a foreign student, will
> sue Audi if                                                 they
> deport me
> because I couldn’t get to school
>                                         SORRY ! @#$%@^&*& Just venting
> !@#$%#$@ )

 Just a thought. Is the rotor turning when you try to start the engine?
And what is the voltage at the +side of the coil?

John
1990 CQ