Subject: Re: An oddity
Author: Robert Hawkes
Date: Apr 18, 2001, 5:41 PM
Post ID: 1706372354
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Frank,
That's my Ambassador that Ian is talking about. It ran without the =
distributor cap being on the distributor. Now, how does one check for a =
short? Thanks, Bob Hawkes, 1969 MG Ambassador
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Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: An oddity
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Ian : Back when I used to work on 2 cylinder John Deere tractors, we =
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them run without the distributor cap being in place.=20
Almost sounds to me like a shot circut to me.
Frank " I read the postings daily" I have learned a lot. =
Thanks
Recent owner of 1972 Ambo----- Restoration in Progress
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>To: Loopframe=20
>Subject: An oddity=20
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>I've been helping a friend with his Ambo project and he came across =
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>interesting situation that I thought I might seek some input from the =
list.=20
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>While working on his bike he pulled the distributor cap from its =
mount and=20
>rested it aside. It was still attached to the spark plug leads and =
the leads=20
>were connected to the plugs. As he turned over the bike it started =
running.=20
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>What might cause this to occur? Interesting to note is that he has =
been=20
>having trouble with the engine where one cylinder will not fire. We =
were=20
>thinking that it may be carburetor related but now that I heard of =
this=20
>anomaly I think that his problems might be ignition related.=20
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>Any thoughts?=20
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>Regards....Ian=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys><STRONG>That's my Ambassador that Ian is =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: An oddity</DIV>
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<P>Ian : Back when I used to work on 2 cylinder John Deere =
tractors, we=20
use a jumper wire to make </P>
<P>them run without the distributor cap being in place. </P>
<P>Almost sounds to me like a shot circut to me.</P>
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<P>Frank
" I=20
read the postings daily" I have learned a lot. Thanks</P>
<P>Recent owner of 1972 Ambo----- Restoration in =
Progress<BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: Ian Adkins <ADK-@GTE.NET>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com=20
<DIV></DIV>>To: Loopframe <LOOPFRAM-@TOPICA.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: An oddity=20
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:47:23 -0400=20
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<DIV></DIV>>Hi All,=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>I've been helping a friend with his Ambo project and he =
came=20
across an=20
<DIV></DIV>>interesting situation that I thought I might seek some =
input=20
from the list.=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>While working on his bike he pulled the distributor cap =
from=20
its mount and=20
<DIV></DIV>>rested it aside. It was still attached to the spark =
plug leads=20
and the leads=20
<DIV></DIV>>were connected to the plugs. As he turned over the bike =
it=20
started running.=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>What might cause this to occur? Interesting to note is =
that he=20
has been=20
<DIV></DIV>>having trouble with the engine where one cylinder will =
not=20
fire. We were=20
<DIV></DIV>>thinking that it may be carburetor related but now that =
I heard=20
of this=20
<DIV></DIV>>anomaly I think that his problems might be ignition =
related.=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>Any thoughts?=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>Regards....Ian=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>--- Sponsor's Message =
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<DIV></DIV>>Who Are the Top Dogs?=20
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