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Re: [T3] Idles on 2; runs on 4


On Sat, 2006-02-25 at 09:15, Constantino Tobio wrote:
> Jim Adney wrote:
> 

> I had thought the trigger points merely were timing signals to the ECU
> on WHEN to fire, but not how LONG to fire. Duration I thought was
> governed by a number of factors, primarily the pressure and temp
> sensors. That said, if that bank's trigger point is out of whack and
> were gummy and lingered (how this circumstance would arise, not sure),
> the ramifcations may or may not be interesting. Another thought- what if
> the trigger points were ok, but one side was making an intermittent
> contact? This wouldn't even have to be the points, but rather the
> circuit from the connector to the ECU. Wouldn't this result in extra
> firing of the injectors on that bank (changing frequency rather than
> duration).



what happens if the three wires in the trigger point connector are
switched around?? IE, the center wire is not the "common" wire.
Just a thought.

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Russ Wolfe
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'66 FB MT
'64 T34 (not running)
'65 T1 (not running)
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