On 10/2/06, Zoltan <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: > Hi guys, > A friend of mine has written me a frantic email. > His car cuts out and I can't tell him what it can cause it. > He says, the tachometer drops, the engine cuts out, than back again. So, he can't drive it and it drives him nuts. > Any advice? > Somehow, when it comes to electronics, I am baffled. > Zoltan Zoltan, Have them check the connector to the hall effect sensor at the distributor. The connector plastic gets brittle with age, cracks an allows the sensor leads to short against the distibutor body. -- Don in Reidsville, NC 1986 Kawasaki Concours - 4 Sale 1988 Vanagon GL (Sylvia) - 4 Sale 1999 Kawasaki Concours 2001 Subaru Outback (H-6) "I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage |
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