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Somethings wrong.

Reply #135 –
Quote from: 86cougar;402842
I went and moved the distributor over a tooth and I had to turn the distributor over a little so I don't know if it's really any different than before. It idled good and revved-up good until it warmed up. I have no idea where the timing is at, but I did notice that if I moved the distributor over it started sending smoke out my exhaust.


Here is a HINT YOU NEED A TIMING LIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DUN FINISHED I HAVE A HEADACHE.

Going to the range tonight with a photo of a MERCURY and blasting it with my 40 GLOCK . Good to hear you found the trouble now install a wire 2 gauges thinner than the wire it protects. And thank GOD IT RUNS WHEEE!!!

Just having some FUN!!!! Glad to hear it runs 86.
I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

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Reply #136 –
Your not the only one with a headache! So, timing light and I'm guessing 10 degrees before TDC @ 600 rpm? I don't have the tag on my car anymore and my manual is useless.

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Reply #137 –
Trinom, Tom, Crazy88, jcassity, haystack, TFYN, and who ever else helped me out today, THANK YOU!!!! You guy's are truely great guy's!!

The car is running, but I think I will concede to the fact that my poor old car is possessed. Tom, right again...timing. I will start a new thread.

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Reply #138 –
You can't be certain it's timing.
Now that you have the car running pull the codes

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Reply #139 –
FACEPALM.
We've been asking you to check fuse links.  If you had said you had a blue 20ga fuse link exploded, we would have moved on to finding the short instead of trying to help you figure out why the car won't start.  You KNOW why the car won't start, you had a blown link just like we'd been telling you.  WOW, dude. Just wow.

I'm going to go play with some unexploded ordinance.  Settle my nerves.

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Reply #140 –
Jcassity,
            I have 2-3 code readers stashed away somewhere, but it will take some doing finding them. Also, I have never used them, so this will be another first for me.

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Reply #141 –
Who or what is facepalm? If your talking to me, that's what is said, that we were trying to figure out what CAUSED the fried link. Read post #117 and #118.

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Reply #142 –
Tom,
    I re-read your first post and I have no idea what a signal tracer is. I do have a heat gun, but what you described to do makes no sense to me.
 

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Reply #143 –
Quote from: 86cougar;402857
Tom,
    I re-read your first post and I have no idea what a signal tracer is. I do have a heat gun, but what you described to do makes no sense to me.
I am not sure, but I think he was talking about a temp gun. It has a laser pointer on it and gives a digital readout of the temperature. When he says to trace the wire, he means to follow the wire with the laser pointer. The wire will get really hot where the short is while the electricity is running through it.

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Reply #144 –
Yes that is how we do it. You can also get a tone tracer and buzzer from home depot to trace wires. Only draw back the circuit has to be unloaded. Another words no circuit hooked to it to ground the tone in the wire. Once again glad you got it running. Now time it at 10-12* BTDC SPOUT OUT!!! and you are GOLDEN!!!

:burnout::hick::mullet::evilgrin::bowdown:
I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

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Reply #145 –
I've never ever heard of that! Wow! that's impressive! "Another words no circuit hooked to it to ground the tone in the wire". Tom, sorry that statement lost me. What I think your saying is that If the wire I am tracing is shorted the tracer will not work... correct? Tom, I don't know if you knew this but I posted a new thread because I didn't think it should be here because it's about timing. My car runs, idles and revs-up good until it warms up, then it stammers and smoke starts to come out the exhaust. My engine buttstuffyzer is shot, but when I looked at the timing it was at about 10 degrees ATC. How is that possible? Will disconnecting the spout make much difference?

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Reply #146 –
I think my next attempt at fixing any thing on the car will require a priest and some holy water. Not only will I have him sprinkle the car, but myself as well!

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Reply #147 –
Keep some of that holy water around in case the car gets repossessed.

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Reply #148 –
Quote from: 86cougar;402855
Jcassity,
            I have 2-3 code readers stashed away somewhere, but it will take some doing finding them. Also, I have never used them, so this will be another first for me.
Forget about code readers. use a paper clip and low power test light
http://www.turbotbird.com/techinfo/RetrievingCodes/retrieving_eec_diagnostic_codes.htm

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Reply #149 –
Quote from: Trinom;402820
I'd recommend you to use a some small fuse to check, that there is no short in the system. I saw many fuses blown for no reason, so I would do this first. Changing a blown fuse is easier, than changing the fuse link. Use some small fuse, I'd recommend you 5 to 10 amps. ECM shouldn't take too high current to operate.

The more I think about it, the more I think Trinom might just be right. Just maybe a spike took the old tired fuse link out. My friend and I DID check for "shorts" twice and never found one in the links. All we did find was the burned fuse link that explained the smoke. I am going to leave the 27 gauge fuse link in it's place as long as I can and keep an eye on it. I started and re-started my car about 12 times yesterday and I let it run for a total of about 45 minutes and the fuse is still doing fine. We all know that this can be some what a difficult way to trouble shoot a car especially when you have an amateur like me to work though. I'm sure most of you, if not all of you would rather push me out of the way and do it yourselves. If you try to look at the bright side, I learned a lot (probably not retain it all) so maybe next time I have an issue with this car I can figure it out without bothering you (YA-HOO!) or you won't have to go into such detail. I haven't tried starting the car today, but yesterday it started every time without a hitch. With about six different guy's trying to help and newbe me doing the work, I think that's says a lot for us! Thanks, again!