Date:         Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:33:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Engine Died
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
Comments: cc: Geoffrey Toye <geoffreytoye@gmail.com>
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Isn’t it a great idea?

The coil jumping easy, the starter jumping much harder in Syncro with 2.1 wbx. I can’t get my fingers in there from top. And it ain’t much use if I have to go from below.

Ab

> On Mar 30, 2020, at 9:25 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
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>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 10:35 AM Geoffrey Toye <geoffreytoye@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I have a suggestion for you Alistair.  Given that you are on your own, do

>> you have a timing light?
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> Beyoody, you clever bugger!
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> But also, Alistair, if you jumper 12V from the post in the wiring box to coil positive side, that's the same as turning the key on.  And if you jumper either one of the spade terminals on the starter (both 50 terminals) to 12V it will crank.  I dunno how that is to reach on a Syncro -- easy on a 2WD.
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> Yrs,
> d
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> Yrs,
> d