Hi all
The guy who sold me my car told me it had a new dizzy cap recently fitted. If he's telling the truth, then its only done 10,00km.
It started missfiring and i found the inside of the cap has been arcing between 1 and 3 cylinders.
surely the cap should last longer than that!
i'm wondering if it could it may have been damaged by driving for 80km with one lead loose?
it was running rough and missing on one cylinder and i was checking all the leads, ti ensure they were all connected to the plugs and also to the dizzy, and they were all ok. It wasnt till the next morning in the better light that i discovered the No3 lead had come out of its end cap DOH.
Is this a common problem, leads comming off the plug or out out their end connections?
the leads are new but it has happened to me a few times now.
BTW Ive seen these dizzys on ebay for around the $70 mark, i was quoted $40 just for the Cap and so if there are any good, it might be the go. In their add they are saying that the holden HEI dizzy is not very good. is this just hype or are they right?
HOLDEN V8 253-304-308 DISTRIBUTOR HEI 50,000 volt - eBay Ignition Systems, Ignition, Charging, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 10-Jun-09 10:34:18 AEST)
and
HOLDEN V8 253-304-308 DISTRIBUTOR HEI 50,000 volt - eBay Ignition Systems, Ignition, Charging, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 15-Jun-09 00:32:37 AEST)
this ones dearer but has leads as well
Holden V8 253-304-308-355 Ignition System - eBay Ignition Systems, Ignition, Charging, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 16-Jun-09 00:18:40 AEST)
BTW deoa the lastest model comodores still have Dizzies or is it fully computerised?
The guy who sold me my car told me it had a new dizzy cap recently fitted. If he's telling the truth, then its only done 10,00km.
It started missfiring and i found the inside of the cap has been arcing between 1 and 3 cylinders.
surely the cap should last longer than that!
i'm wondering if it could it may have been damaged by driving for 80km with one lead loose?
it was running rough and missing on one cylinder and i was checking all the leads, ti ensure they were all connected to the plugs and also to the dizzy, and they were all ok. It wasnt till the next morning in the better light that i discovered the No3 lead had come out of its end cap DOH.
Is this a common problem, leads comming off the plug or out out their end connections?
the leads are new but it has happened to me a few times now.
BTW Ive seen these dizzys on ebay for around the $70 mark, i was quoted $40 just for the Cap and so if there are any good, it might be the go. In their add they are saying that the holden HEI dizzy is not very good. is this just hype or are they right?
HOLDEN V8 253-304-308 DISTRIBUTOR HEI 50,000 volt - eBay Ignition Systems, Ignition, Charging, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 10-Jun-09 10:34:18 AEST)
and
HOLDEN V8 253-304-308 DISTRIBUTOR HEI 50,000 volt - eBay Ignition Systems, Ignition, Charging, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 15-Jun-09 00:32:37 AEST)
this ones dearer but has leads as well
Holden V8 253-304-308-355 Ignition System - eBay Ignition Systems, Ignition, Charging, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 16-Jun-09 00:18:40 AEST)
BTW deoa the lastest model comodores still have Dizzies or is it fully computerised?