Date:         Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:55:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Cause of weak spark?
Comments: To: Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com>
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Oh and one more thing, how about that hall sensor connector? Just a WAG, but you know it's worth mentioning

Ab

> On Sep 19, 2015, at 5:40 PM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I have cut the wires back - new connectors. Forgot to mention.
> 
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>> On Sep 19, 2015, at 5:21 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> Cut back the old wires to coil and re crimp new connectors. Just in case you are getting the situation of bad connection causing voltage and current drop during operation, even though the static voltage measurement checks out.

>> 
>> Alistair
>> 
>>> On Sep 19, 2015, at 5:12 PM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> '86 syncro
>>> 
>>> I'm looking to solve a weak spark problem. Battery voltage is present at the coil (D15 power currently coming from G2).
>>> Coil has been swapped.
>>> New dist. cap and coil wire (swapped).
>>> Grounds re-cleaned below coil.
>>> 
>>> Am I correct that the coil ground is through ECU pin 19? Under the coil?

>>> My brain is as weak as my spark right now.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any help,
>>> 
>>> Angus