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Topic: Ignition Woes
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kcode
Gearhead Posts: 2760
From: alvaton,ky,usa Suburb of Bowling Green, M&M #79, MCA #29208
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 04-13-2003 10:12 PM
   
Made it out to Beech Bend last night for the first time this year. Could not improve on last year, consistent 12.5 @ 111 and lousey 2.05 60 ft, I know get some slicks. Anyway on my last run, just before going to 4th gear, my tach (Autometer) goes crazy. The needle bounced between 3-9 grand. I shift to 4th and the motor and tranny started shaking bad, felt like it was up against the rev limiter. I backed off and coasted, trying to figure out what broke, on the return road, everything is normal, nothing broken. Today, I went through all of the wiring on the Mallory 6AL and redid all of the grounds. Everything works. Can't figure this one out. Hope its a one shot deal.Mike
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 7226
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 04-13-2003 11:20 PM
Mike,Hopefully you fixed the loose connection.  SteveW
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 2160
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 04-14-2003 02:15 AM
Mike, is your box an MSD? Does it have the built in REV limiter? Sometimes a MSD box will do that if it has low voltage at high RPM. You probably have an altenator though so i doubt that's it. I dunno buddy but good luck!  JS
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 21725
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 04-14-2003 09:18 AM
Mike, replace your coil crimp terminals.
$.50 fix.
I see this a bunch.------------------
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kcode
Gearhead Posts: 2760
From: alvaton,ky,usa Suburb of Bowling Green, M&M #79, MCA #29208
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 04-14-2003 10:24 PM
After going through all of the connections, which are all soldered, I think I have isolated the problem. I have two plug in connections, on one of the pins the female was much larger than the male, thats the way it usually happens, I closed the female up for a tighter connection. Everything seemed to work.Jerry, I have one of the newer Mallory 6AL Digital boxes connected to an all mechanical Unilite. It has a adjustable rev limiter, a rotary switch, no pills, to which I jacked up another 500 RPM. Thanks,
Mike [This message has been edited by kcode (edited 04-14-2003).]
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 7226
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 04-14-2003 10:37 PM
quote:
Originally posted by kcode:
on one of the pins the female was much larger than the male, thats the way it usually happens, I closed the female up for a tighter connection. Thanks,
Mike[This message has been edited by kcode (edited 04-14-2003).]
I've heard of that before, although never actually experienced it Mike. WEG SteveW
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