griezy
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I would like to give a huge shout out to everyone, especially VC Commondore, plus Krusing for offering to help if we were close enough.
the new distributor arrived in record time from VIC, and only took under 10 minutes to line up the rotor button to No 1 plug and take the old dizzy out and put in and line up the rotor button on the new dizzy again. these aftermarket dizzy's do not have the idiot proof No 1 mark on them like the genuine
but when I tried to kick it over it would not kick, just turned over, wouldn't even studder - fart - cough or backfire, nothing at all no matter how far I turned the dizzy
spent to next 3 hours taking the No 1 spark plug out insert a long enough probe to find TDC on the piston, did it a few times, each time nothing didn't cough, took the dizzy out a few times to line it up again and again still nothing, ended walking away for a while.
came back and thought to myself check the rotor button against the old genuine Boosh one, what do you know, the aftermarket rotor is a lot shorter, installed the old one and guess what, it fired up first kick, (IT'S ALIVEEEE!) and smooth, (should of check the rotor buttons in the first place, would of saved 3 hours) hasn't been this smooth on load idle for about a year, me thinks the module been on the way out for a while gradually gotten worst over time and the last wash just put it over the edge, took it for a spin and went well, (didn't even time it by ear). more power than it had in a long time, only issue, I've been stuck at my step mums for over 2 weeks due to the module playing up, 3 hours away from home, and have not got my timing gun with me, it pins a very little bit when you put your foot right to the floor, no studder, does it needs to be more advanced or retarded to stop the slight pining?
anyways cheers guys
the new distributor arrived in record time from VIC, and only took under 10 minutes to line up the rotor button to No 1 plug and take the old dizzy out and put in and line up the rotor button on the new dizzy again. these aftermarket dizzy's do not have the idiot proof No 1 mark on them like the genuine
but when I tried to kick it over it would not kick, just turned over, wouldn't even studder - fart - cough or backfire, nothing at all no matter how far I turned the dizzy
spent to next 3 hours taking the No 1 spark plug out insert a long enough probe to find TDC on the piston, did it a few times, each time nothing didn't cough, took the dizzy out a few times to line it up again and again still nothing, ended walking away for a while.
came back and thought to myself check the rotor button against the old genuine Boosh one, what do you know, the aftermarket rotor is a lot shorter, installed the old one and guess what, it fired up first kick, (IT'S ALIVEEEE!) and smooth, (should of check the rotor buttons in the first place, would of saved 3 hours) hasn't been this smooth on load idle for about a year, me thinks the module been on the way out for a while gradually gotten worst over time and the last wash just put it over the edge, took it for a spin and went well, (didn't even time it by ear). more power than it had in a long time, only issue, I've been stuck at my step mums for over 2 weeks due to the module playing up, 3 hours away from home, and have not got my timing gun with me, it pins a very little bit when you put your foot right to the floor, no studder, does it needs to be more advanced or retarded to stop the slight pining?
anyways cheers guys
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