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Thanks for helping with the quick explanation on trouble shooting with the inductive pickup on my timing light. The rotor problem is taken care of and the resistance in the SP Wire is spot on. I did note that my VR is low (13.0) so I am going to retest it after a long run and if it measures low again, then replace if necessary. There's a bit more explanation interspersed below. Again, thanks! > > The inductive pickups are great for troubleshooting because they respond to > CURRENT. No current, no flash. It doesn't matter what keeps the current > from flowing, so it certainly could be the SP. My first guess, however, would > be the SP connector. See if it still has 1000 Ohm resistance. It may be > open. The spark will usually jump this, but it can eventually become too > much. Thanks, I knew the inductive pickup had some helpful troubleshooting, but I was not sure exactly how. The resistance on the SP Wire is ~1k ohms so it's okay. > Infinite is definitely too high, 200 is strangely low. BTW, I've never had a > failed Bosch condensor, rotor or cap. I never replace them. I DO replace off > brand caps and rotors with good used Bosch parts. > Also, with my rotor problems, I found that replacing the dying battery in the multimeter did wonders. The BOSCH rotor (which I thought had infinite impedance) is about 4.8-5k while the un-named bad rotor does have about 0-200 ohms resistance. The car is running better with the BOSCH rotor. ===== all new and now with genuine meat by-products... http://www.machobeagle.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/