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Re: Starting Problem

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Subject: Re: Starting Problem
From: Steve Daniels <sdaniels@gorge.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 18:37:27 -0800
Organization: Organization? This is organized?
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On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:01:29 EST, Chip19474@aol.com wrote:

>Confirm whether you have sufficient spark at the plugs first....if not, check 
>the dist cap and the distributor "innards" (rotor, points, cond) and outside 
>connection to the coil - then the coil itself....remember, 70, 80, 90% (pick 
>one!) of all fuel problems turn out to be ignition related!

So here's something I've been wondering about.  Do coils get
weaker with age?  They have no moving parts, and you'd think that
they'd either work or not.

And . . . 

My 6 has been running rich.  There's black soot all over the rear
bumper, and the tailpipes are seriously black.  I just did a
fairly complete ignition tune up, and the car runs a *lot*
better.  What are the chances it doesn't run rich any more?
Could the improved spark be doing a better job of burning the
fuel, rather than just pumping it out the back?

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