Re: Decklid stifles dizzy?

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm2.hf.intel.com>]

I had this happen once.  Clean all the dirt off the distributor cap and do 
the same with the spark plug wires.  Make sure the inside of the wires are 
clean, too (where they connect to the cap).  What's happening is you are 
getting a short circuit because the electricity travels the path of least 
resistance.  The aluminum foil so darn close to the distributor doesn't 
help out either.

I don't think the "crater in the lid" is a good idea since it doesn't 
really fix the problem, it just lets it get worse.
     Toby Erkson
     air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     modified '72 VW Squareback 2.0L
     stock '75 Porsche 914 1.8L

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Subject: Decklid stifles dizzy?
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    1/4/97 10:16 PM


Ok, one more dizzy-related question for me :)

So, I finished the tune. Everything is great, and I take my brother for a
long ride to show him what a good job I did :) No problems.

I park. An hour later, its time to take a ride with the girlfriend. Car
doesn't want to start...and when it does, it spits and misses, and is
running terrible!

I pop the rear lid, and the car suddenly starts to idle like a champ.
Close it, it spits and misfires. Open it, ok...and the then the problem
goes away. I kill the ignition, restart it with the lid open...no problem.
Press down on the distributor cap...no problem. Close the lid...no
problem.

Weird? I noticed that the previous owner had a crater in the lid where the
dizzy is.

Comments? Anyone have the same problem ever?

Thanks.

Jonathan