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Re: starting saga

To: "mgs@autox.team.net" <mgs@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Re: starting saga
From: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 20:56:14 -0600
Two ideas:

You didn't mention the ground strap from the engine to the body.  Clean it and 
where it connects.

Should be a simple thing to put points back in the distributor, try it.

Larry Hoy

On Tue, 09 Oct 2001 10:43:52 -0700, Montgomery Morris wrote:

>Starting week four of the starting saga: car sometimes starts and runs,
>starts missing then dies and will restart in 30 minutes or so, run 10
>minutes then die. Most of the time it fires but will not continue to run
>once key is released. Fuel and temp guages work sometimes then quit (I have
>a new instrument voltage stabalizer to put on, but haven't yet). Ran fine
>for three months until this.
>I have: traced every wire I can find and sanded all connections.
>       replaced the ignition relay and starter relay
>       replaced the ignition switch.
>       replaced the coil.
>       replaced the distributor ballast resistor.
>       sanded  and tightened the ground wire to battery.
>       replaced the fuel filter, after cutting it open-no residue in filter.
>PO replaced original ignition and changed it to electronic ign. with the
>module on the wheel well (probably years ago). I have a new crane X-700 in
>the box.

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