If you have the above mentioned, PLEASE for the sake of your own pockets and pride check the following on a regular basis.
Distributor cap carbon probes. 2 OF 1 at rotor and 1 at rear above centre of coil.
This is due to mine failing, lack of maintenance/checking and costing me to replace the following:
1:Dizzy cap R250
2: Rotor +-R100
3: Coil R750
4:
( Being towed by an Isuzu after getting stuck in rush hour traffic)There is no quick fix for this next to the road if you dont have a coil in the van.
The reason for the coil going, is that due to the higher resistance at which the coil has to work at, it arks inside itself blowing it, when like mine the contact is gone the van still runs as the spark jumps the gap to the cap and allows it to run.
If checked, I would've only had to have replaced the cap before the coil burnt out and saved R850 and the embarrasment.
As a temp till I recieved my new cap, I cleaned the hole where the contact should've been and used a pen's spring with a thin piece of copper wound inside as the contact.
Since replacing the above mentioned, I must say there is a huge difference in the "power" performance of my engine. This is due to now having a stronger and more reliable spark.
This may be of no use to many, but if it prevents at least 1 other person from having to be stranded or having to throw away good money it's worth it.
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Best of luck
Zane
