| Hi, been having trouble with my syncro starting it wet weather it starts on any fine day but as soon as there is a bit of precipitation around it gets hard to start the more rain the harder to start. has anyone any ideas?? Phil |
Phil,
How long since you changed your leads, distributor cap and
rotor button? Mine ran like a dog in wet weather till I replaced all these
items. It purred like a kitten till my current distributor problem.
These are usually fairly inexpensive items.
Good luck.
Skot
----- Original Message -----From: Phil LeeTo: Syncro AustSent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 9:54 PMSubject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] wet weather starting?
Hi, been having trouble with my syncro starting it wet weather it starts on any fine day but as soon as there is a bit of precipitation around it gets hard to start the more rain the harder to start. has anyone any ideas??
Phil
spark plug wires are what pop into my
mind.
test them...
spray a fine mist of water on them with engine
running ..
if it stumbles, plug wires are
leaking.
also check spark plug gaps ..if they're too big
it exacerbates the problem.
observe the engine running in total
darkness...you see tiny spark running around..
it's tired/worn out spark plug
wires.
generally ..you think of ignition for this
scenario.
Scott
----- Original Message -----From: Phil LeeTo: Syncro AustSent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 2:54 AMSubject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] wet weather starting?
Hi, been having trouble with my syncro starting it wet weather it starts on any fine day but as soon as there is a bit of precipitation around it gets hard to start the more rain the harder to start. has anyone any ideas??
Phil
I'd be looking around the distributor high tension area. cap, rotor etc. The leads are copper and rarely fail. They normally fail because they get changes for cheaper brands as the correct leads are very expensive. The only part that usually fails is the spark plug connector. This can be checked visually and with an ohmeter the same as the rotor. Give the cap, coil and rotor a good clean with a soft cloth.
Phill
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Is the coil lead a blue one?
If so throw it away.
If so throw it away.
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| how did you know.....been looking at it wondering...ordered all new set of OE leads bosch plugs rotor and cap today should be here next week. Phil --- On Thu, 13/1/11, plander@optusnet.com.au <plander@optusnet.com.au> wrote: |
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When they arrive, would you please post here what brand and full model description, part number etc for the spark plugs you receive?
I can't get any sense at all from my local VAG centre on this issue ... a complete waste of space they are, even after giving them as they requested my VIN number.
Cheers.
Ken
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From: Phil Lee <phil.lee73@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, 14 January 2011 12:46 PM
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] wet weather starting?
how did you know.....been looking at it wondering...ordered all new set of OE leads bosch plugs rotor and cap today should be here next week.
Phil
When they arrive, would you please post here what brand and full model description, part number etc for the spark plugs you receive?
I can't get any sense at all from my local VAG centre on this issue ... a complete waste of space they are, even after giving them as they requested my VIN number.
Cheers.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Lee <phil.lee73@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, 14 January 2011 12:46 PM
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] wet weather starting?
how did you know.....been looking at it wondering...ordered all new set of OE leads bosch plugs rotor and cap today should be here next week.
Phil
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Subject: Re: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] wet weather starting?
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Received: Thursday, 13 January, 2011, 11:23 PM
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The blue ones are carbon conductor and have the wrong connections. It's a meathead mechanic thing, just change the leads and don't look what you are doing. Make sure the the new leads and cap have the correct post in the connections.
> Phil Lee <phil.lee73@yahoo.com> wrote:
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