Date:         Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:11:15 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Sorta Scary Event
Comments: To: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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At 06:41 AM 2/26/2011, Max Wellhouse wrote:
>weeks.   If the tach goes straight to 0 when this occurs next time,
>it's definitely pointing to electrics for sure.....YMMV

To clarify: if the tach drops like a stone while the engine is still
turning, then firing impulses are not reaching the spark coil
primary, since that's where the tach input comes from.

Yrs,
d

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