123 Install Today - GETTING CLOSER..., PROGRESS: BAD MPS |
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123 Install Today - GETTING CLOSER..., PROGRESS: BAD MPS |
FlacaProductions |
Dec 14 2023, 09:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,733 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California |
74 2.0 D-Jet
Heading to the garage now to start the install and my main, unresolved-in-my-brain question is if i need to hook up the vacuum line that is on my current stock distributor, on the 123. |
FlacaProductions |
Dec 15 2023, 04:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,733 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California |
RESOLVED.
IT WAS 180 OUT. I didn't think you could actually get the distributer to seat all the way down if it was 180 out - due to the offset key. Boy was I wrong. I guess. Your post @Rob-O got me thinking and after I thought i was done for the day, went back out, pulled the distributor, looked at the key which appeared to be correct after finding a pic in the Haynes manual, spun the distributor shaft 180 and it dropped right in! Did the green light orientation, hooked up the black wire to the coil, key on, remote button and it started right up. First try. Now the morning should be quick work of dialing it in and then some fine tuning. I KNEW it had to be me but there just wasn't enough wiring to screw up. The indexing of the distributor was the one thing I kept repeating incorrectly since I thought it would only fit the "right" way and wouldn't seat all the way down if it were anywhere but correct. Wow. Thanks for ALL the input from the best board in the world. And to be clear - it's NOT a 123 issue - and Ed was great fielding two of my calls today and setting up my returning it to have it checked out. All's well that ends....I just hope I didn’t hurt anything. Had a couple nasty backfires and bucks along the way… |
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