[Public-List] A4 woes

Wed May 7 05:19:15 PDT 2008

Gord -
  I am in the same boat ;-)  Still getting the A4 running after taking
it mostly apart this winter.

  Definitely test for a spark as C.B. described - make sure the gas is
off and there is no gas in the bilge!

  One thing to be sure of is that your battery is fully charged. If you
check the voltage at the coil when the the starter is running you may
find it drops well below what's neccesary for a healthy spark. This
indicates a weak battery, poor connections (including ground) or both.

 Regarding electronic ignition, I agree with George that it's not
required. I put it in because it eliminated one uncertainty when I had a
lot of things to evaluate. It's not a large job - a few fairly delicate
operations.

Mike
Rinn Duin #272

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Subject: [Public-List] A4 woes

Hi gang - 

Well SURPRISE is in the water; new cutlas bearing all fine, mast up and
rig sorted out.

The engine, which has been a good girl for nine years would not even
cough.
It spins fine but there is no hint of firing.

I did the carb cleaning thing with solvents; replaced the fuel filter;
confirmed that fuel is getting into the carb.

Then turned my attention to the ignition system... The points were
replaced about six or seven years ago I guess I left them too long.  The
points themselves look fine but there are signs of pitting etc on the
distributor cap contacts and on the rotor.  I guess I should see about
replacing the rotor, cap and points.

All of which brings to mind the issue of electronic ignition... What do
you folks think of that?  Maybe I should switch over.  Is it much of a
job?

I am a little crestfallen - this seems to  be the year for engine
related trauma.

Gord #426 Surprise

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