01-20-2009, 11:30 AM | #1 |
Pr0j3ct P1mp T1t3, y0!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Somewhere wondering why Crimson stole my avatar
Posts: 2,022
|
ignition pats help
long story short. the other night when the temp dropped down so low, my car like to have never started. eventually it did, however it ran really badly for several miles then cleared up. the following morning it wouldn't start no matter how many times i have tried. got to be something in the ignition because it turning over great and you can smell the raw fuel. its not the coil. i know there is something in the distributor that controls spark (i think anyway). what all other options are there. need to get this back on the road since it our only means of transportation. my luck some jack ass with no insurance totaled my wife's car. thanks for alll suggestions.
__________________
93 GT----225rwhp/287rwtq--------1/4 mile= (but getting better) |
01-20-2009, 11:31 AM | #2 |
Dayuuuuuuum!!!!!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Dallas GA
Posts: 2,933
|
The stator in the dist has been known to go out with temp changes like we have had
__________________
86 Mustang Gt......Mods piling up in my garage.
07 F350 dooly.....Tows my fifth wheel |
01-20-2009, 02:55 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: bham and auburn
Posts: 337
|
it could also be that it is just cold as crap and you cranking it over for any period of time is not letting the spark catch up to it before it starts to flood the motor. after a mile or two it will clear up. next time turn it over for five seconds if it doesnt start open the throttle all the way and keep it there till it cranks. the eec4 system cuts fuel on start up if it is held. mine used to do that till some one told me to try it and i never have problems anymore.
__________________
finally got my avatar. it is the white one. |
01-20-2009, 05:19 PM | #4 |
5.slo stanger
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: oxford alabama
Posts: 735
|
my module inside my distributor went bad on my old car i had the problem like you are having and then all of the sudden bam it quit, going down the road replaced the outside module on the side of the dizzy and then had to break down the whole thing to a housing and shaft and replace the inside one
__________________
no mustangs anymore but i do have a 1jz swapped 83 supra |
01-20-2009, 05:27 PM | #5 | |
Dayuuuuuuum!!!!!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Dallas GA
Posts: 2,933
|
Quote:
Thats the stator
__________________
86 Mustang Gt......Mods piling up in my garage.
07 F350 dooly.....Tows my fifth wheel |
|
01-20-2009, 05:27 PM | #6 |
3v's are slow
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Here and There
Posts: 17,152
|
Is this occuring on your GT or another car?
__________________
2009 Porsche Carrera S 2008 ///AMG C63.. Eurocharge Tune. RIP 2019 AMG GLC43..wife's 03 F250 SD.. Edge Evo, AFE Stage 1 CAI 08 GT. JBA axle back, FRPP springs, FRPP swaybars.. daughter's 01 Cobra vert... wife's I need a new toy |
01-21-2009, 08:02 AM | #7 |
Pr0j3ct P1mp T1t3, y0!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Somewhere wondering why Crimson stole my avatar
Posts: 2,022
|
its on the GT. making matters worse the car is not at home. i would imagine that if the distributor has to be removed that my timing is going to be jacked after replacing it. is that correct? which leads me to also aquiring a timing light. isn't the gear at the bottom of the shaft sometimes rather difficult to remove.
__________________
93 GT----225rwhp/287rwtq--------1/4 mile= (but getting better) |
01-21-2009, 02:24 PM | #8 |
Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 6,313
|
Distributor swap is a piece of cake...even without a timing gun, you can get it real close. Another thing I was thinking was with the low-low freezing temperatures we've had, there might be moisture or water frozen on something causing it to either remain open or shut...then with engine temp, it remedies itself.
Just a suggestion.
__________________
" If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. " - Albert Einstein |
01-21-2009, 04:23 PM | #9 | |
3v's are slow
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Here and There
Posts: 17,152
|
Quote:
__________________
2009 Porsche Carrera S 2008 ///AMG C63.. Eurocharge Tune. RIP 2019 AMG GLC43..wife's 03 F250 SD.. Edge Evo, AFE Stage 1 CAI 08 GT. JBA axle back, FRPP springs, FRPP swaybars.. daughter's 01 Cobra vert... wife's I need a new toy |
|
01-22-2009, 08:07 AM | #10 | |
Pr0j3ct P1mp T1t3, y0!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Somewhere wondering why Crimson stole my avatar
Posts: 2,022
|
Quote:
to be curious, what is going on out of country.
__________________
93 GT----225rwhp/287rwtq--------1/4 mile= (but getting better) |
|
|
|