[T3] Betabels bad side

["Micah" <micah-ra@mindspring.com>]

"Tales of Betabel" Version 2.4 , Episode IMXXCVIMM


Okay, I would like to thank Jim for his wisdom..... THANK YOU!!!!

I was figureing that the plugs had to be fine, since they were brank sparkly
new ones, that I installed the day the car arrived.

Well.

They were covered in more soot than a chimineysweep, and #3 was actually
closed. No gap!  It must have happened when I put it in... *Zoinks!*

So... hm....  I cleaned, re-gapped and reinstalled them all..  No change
(well okay, a little change, but still no good)

So, I'm thinkin... Why rich? why?  Improper spark? hmm.. So, I go to check
the points...

Well.

The points looked as they had been dipped in acid, than gnawed on for a
while.

Well, how could this have happened? I asked myself..  (I have gone insane at
this point, and am talking to the voices in my head)

Out comes the Haynes manual...     Ahhhh!!!!! Of course!!!!!!!!!!!!  I can't
believe I didn't recall this!  It happened to me many, many moons ago, and I
just didn't think to check (er, didn't remember it)

The freekin Condenser is bad. Bona fide bad. Failed the test and all. Big
crackly sparks. no good. evil, bad. Fouled points, tip of rotor, points on
rotor cap, all the way to the plugs.

So, tomorrow I do a little shopping down at Donsco. condenser, pts, rotor,
cap, hell, I'll even get new plug wires, I don't trust a thing anymore...

Thank you thank you thank you guys!!!!

I'll keep you updated on progress tomorrow.... But I have one more question
to ask, before the shopping trip....    Could the coil go bad because of
this? Should I get a new one??????

Micah

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