Forum: Troubleshooting
09-24-2019, 04:05 PM
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-24-2019, 03:55 PM
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Gumption required
No need to stress yourself yet about removing the head. Just check the manifold outlet. That is where obstruction usually occurs. There could be junk (impeller pieces? rust?) visible at the outlet as...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-18-2019, 07:40 PM
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-16-2019, 10:15 PM
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-14-2019, 12:44 PM
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Out with the bad air
Fire safety is the prime reason for an engine room blower but it also helps keep it a tad fresher in the cabin. Also consider carbon monoxide build up from blow by gasses.
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-13-2019, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 3
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Hello Mel.
The forum thread linked below...
Hello Mel.
The forum thread linked below (starting in 2011 I think) provides a helpful conversation about the purpose of the vented cap and the trade-offs involved in modifications to it:
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-04-2018, 05:10 PM
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-04-2018, 02:40 PM
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-04-2018, 09:38 AM
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-04-2018, 06:39 AM
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-26-2018, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
Galiano?
Hey Mel,
Did you consider keeping your boat in Montague? When we lived in Kits we put a mooring down in Montague Harbour, and that worked great for us. Cost $2000 all in, which we recouped when we...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-13-2018, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-09-2018, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-09-2018, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-08-2018, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
Thanks all! Sorry for the hijack...:o
Mel,...
Thanks all! Sorry for the hijack...:o
Mel, Sorry I assumed you were using EI. EI seems to bring in another little issue where we have deduced (oh boy, this is from memory again, someone please...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-07-2018, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
To make sure I contribute to the thread, I have...
To make sure I contribute to the thread, I have the same experience as Tom. You can keep the engine running supplying only 9-10 volts or so to the coil. (I did this with resistors in series ahead of...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-07-2018, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-03-2018, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
Another version
Check this out for a coil heat shield design. I'm close to doing some real world testing to see exactly the difference it makes, will report the results when finished.
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Please consider...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-03-2018, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
Our original A4 went thousands of hours on the...
Our original A4 went thousands of hours on the original coil. IMHO since these old fashioned coils have not been used on new cars in ages, the quality has gone down. I surmise 2nd tier manufacturers...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-03-2018, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
Coil Mounting
Allow me to add my final thoughts on the matter. I believe Neil and I are saying pretty much the same thing: coil failure is caused by coil primary wire insulation breakdown due to heat. That heat...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-03-2018, 02:36 AM
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Replies: 76
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Just to back up guru ndutton I have had early...
Just to back up guru ndutton I have had early model 1966 A4 for 40+ years still with points [little prestolite distributor]... it's old school but that's what I know. In the past the engine mounted...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-02-2018, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 76
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Coil Mounting
Yes, Neil. I moved the coil off the engine out of exasperation but largely on principle. That principle is that heat is the biggest killer of insulation. No more testing was done to determine how...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
07-31-2018, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
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Forum: Troubleshooting
07-30-2018, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
Coil Location
Neal is right advising caution without concrete evidence. I’ve had the Indigo electronic ignition, with the Crane Cams/FAST XR700 control unit, since 2000 (newly installed hour meter - 0 hours). I...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
07-30-2018, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,355
It's perfectly normal for humans to attempt to...
It's perfectly normal for humans to attempt to make order out of chaos and to that end I think conclusions are being drawn without real evidence. For example:
It is highly unusual for a coil to...
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