Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:21:33 -0700
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From: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Engine missing, wont start, now seems fine???
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What I've learned of the WBX Digifant so far, is that one has to sit
down with the Bentley, or better yet the Digifant Pro Training manual,
and go through each component step by step.
Does the issue happen engine warmed up or cold?
If the throttle valve switch is out of adjustment or toast, I doubt it
would cause a no start.
This van is an automatic? (not that that should make a lot of
difference though)
It may be a plug wire(s) issue. Any corrosion at the distributor cap
or wire ends? Maybe a wire wasn't firmly seated at cap or plug(s).
Were any of the wires, plugs, cap replaced recently?
In Bentley there's a resistance spec for the plug wire and connector
itself. On my new and old set of wires, I can unscrew the connector to
plug from the wire.
Neil.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:58 AM, marc rose <mrose1028@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1990 Carat 2.1....After we logged our first road trip, a short 600 miles in
> "Rosie", in which she ran great she has been acting up lately and it is so
> random.....
> When i first started her after the paint job it sounded like she was
> running on 2 or 3 clyinders. I looked and made sure all the plug wires
> where attached and started her back up. She ran rough for a few more
> minutes and then smoothed right out. I thought that was weird but didn't
> really give it nother thought. Well, last week i get a call from the wife
> that "Rosie" was running rough and when she put it in reverse it died on
> the the spot. She was able to get it started and parked it till i got
> home. Well, it did the same thing to me but it took forever to start. It
> would just crank and crank. I finally got it around to my shop and
> starting giving it the once over I check TPS, pulled the plugs and wires.
> Didn't see anything that looked wrong. After i put the plugs and wire back
> together it has been running fine!!
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Neil n
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