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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 10 2013, 04:33 PM (354 Views) | |
| Reista | Feb 10 2013, 04:33 PM Post #1 |
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Does anyone have a picture of distributor contacts that are worn out? Mine have some dents in them from the rotor, but idk if that's what is giving my my awful mpg |
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| Memphis metro | Feb 10 2013, 05:45 PM Post #2 |
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If you never put a cap and rotor on it, just do it. |
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| Reista | Feb 10 2013, 06:06 PM Post #3 |
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Cash is super short right now -.- that's the thing. I've been daily looking for a job for over a couple months now to pretty much no avail. there was quite a bit of metal left on the contact points to I tilted them to center ever so slightly to essentially re-gap the distributor. If i get better mpg, i'll know what the problem is and fully replace it later on down the road when I have cash. If there's no change, GRrrs |
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| dayle1960 | Feb 11 2013, 12:27 PM Post #4 |
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Take a finger nail file and brighten up all of the contact points. Do the sanding very lightlybecause you do not want to remove a bunch of metal. You only needto get the surface bright/clean. Usually the metal parts inside of the cap will look like a bit of slag has been deposited on them. If the finger nail file doesnt remove the slag, try a knife and scrape the slag off. Also the rotor will need to be hit with the file especially the end that almost makes contact with the metal parts inside of the cap. Do you have access to a volt meter? If yes then try a continuity test on your plug wires. One might bebroken and needto be replaced. Keep up the good efforts. Remember, we are here to help. |
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| Reista | Feb 11 2013, 12:30 PM Post #5 |
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Thanks ^^ I used a brass wire brush and just scrubbed a bit of white powdery stuff off the contacts The volt meter is a really good idea 0.o I should have thought of that, i can also check resistance if there is any |
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