Re: '83 Ur-Q - No Spark - Timing

["John C." <jvcingwe@infinitecom.com>]

Sounds a lot like these guys are now indicating, i.e. that the timing is
off.

Thanks Mike.

John C.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Burton <mpb@demon.net>
To: jvcingwe@infinitecom.com <jvcingwe@infinitecom.com>
Cc: Quattro Mailing List <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Thursday, March 19, 1998 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: '83 Ur-Q - No Spark


>
>> > This is the good news.  The bad news is that everything they have
tested =
>> > so far appears fine other than one of the Reference sensors.  I have =
>> > also suggested that they check the current input "15" at the back of
the =
>> > fuse box which has given problems before.
>>
>
>This sounds like exactly like what happend to my MB and my friends RR. In
>both cases it turned out to be the Cam Belt pulley had worn/come loose
>etc. If the two sensors on the fly wheel and the hall sensor in the
>distributor don't match up, then you don't get a spark.
>I was told at the time that this was to stop you smashing your engine to
>bits and was a built in saftey feature.
>
>Mikee
>