"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
06/03/2020 at 10:21 • Filed to: Project Dumpster Fire
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"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
06/03/2020 at 10:21 • Filed to: Project Dumpster Fire | 2
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Nothing.
No spark.
:sigh:
Context is in the article below, but the TL;DR is I tried and failed a rebuilding my distributor, so I acquired a new one from a friend.
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But it appears that new one doesn’t work.
So I ordered another new one off eBay, fully expecting that one to not work as well.
I keep wanting to blame the car but like..... unless there isn’t power to the (new) coil (I’ll admit I didn’t check but will this evening) everything is pretty much contained in the dizzy. The fault is almost certainly with the magnetic pickup inside the distributor which, for those of you playing along at home, is the thing that I was meaning to replace on my old dizzy.
The 2nd refurb dizzy was $160 shipped and should be here by the end of next week. A new pickup is anywhere from $20 to $60 depending on what state of disassembly you purchase it in. Part of me wants to hedge my bets and spend the extra $60 on a new pickup and rebuild the old dizzy... but that assumes I can get it back together properly and.... well I’m not hopeful.
BUT ALSO my old Dizzy leaks oil and the seal that needs replacing is hard to find and hard to get at. Not sure I have any good options here. Maybe try to replace the pickup in the inop new one? That isn’t a great option as the problem with reassembling the old old one is getting the mechanical advance springs reattached and my being pretty sure I can’t.
Oh and the new battery isn’t going to fit because I’m an idiot.
Dumpster Fire burns on...
Have a disassembled FJ for your time.
PartyPooper2012
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
06/03/2020 at 10:47 |
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Well, did you add sparklers?
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
06/03/2020 at 10:48 |
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Never mind the E30 M3 next to it. =)
You’re very dedicated.
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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/03/2020 at 14:37 |
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Haha yeah my Volvo mechanic has all kinda of not Volvos these days.
Urambo Tauro
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
06/03/2020 at 20:01 |
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When my brother’s Saab lost spark, and we traced it to the crank position sensor, we briefly tossed around the idea of grabb ing the distributor from an older car to generate the signal instead... He ended up getting a proper ne w CKP and doing it correctly, but I’m pre tty sure the dizzy would have worked!
So h ere’s a crazy idea- maybe you could do the opposite. I nstall a CKP behind the crank pulley! :P