How long has it been since the distributor cap has been changed? I would attribute it to an old cap that needed changing. After a time there is corrosion build up which causes resistance which causes the carbon build up. Also, maybe that last person that reconnected it didn't do a very good job which allowed more carbon build up and hence a resistive connection and bad running because of a crappy spark to each cylinder.... Steven 91 Westy
On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 8:10 AM, Sondergaard, Arlene <asonder@usgs.gov>wrote: > My 87 vanagon idled rough and died this morning. > Tightened up distributor cap wires just in case > and the middle one came off in my hand. > It was all carbon-no wires connecting anything! > What would cause this? > > I have been having power issues for months. > Maybe it was the distributor cap all along. > > Thanks, > -- > Arlene Sondergaard > CVO Sediment Lab > 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Suite 100 > Vancouver, WA 98683 > 360-993-8943 > asonder@usgs.gov > |
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