

| Subject: | Re: Heat Related Ignition Failure |
| From: | SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss ) |
| Date: | Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:56:47 -0700 |
Temp sensor or wires to it, sure, very possible. How many warm-up/cool down cycles, and how many jillions of times has your used Hall Sender generated pulses ? how many decades old is your used Hall Sender ? if it's 'a component' ( it sure isn't *always* ... ' component that's haywire ) it's like to be the HS. good used ones don't count really. On 3/11/2014 6:55 AM, JRodgers wrote: > Yes, Scott. I am familiar. Went through this back through Christmas with > this same machine. Finally figured out it was the hall sender. It was > actually broken. Replaced it with one from an engine that is out of > service. Now this - symptoms that are the same as the old broken sender. > I considered that the hall sender might be failing - but I wasn't where > I could do the hall sender test. Didn't have ANY tools with me when this > happened. Will be prepared next time it faults however. Then I can test. > But in the mean time - what else? Ken suspects the Temp II sensor is > getting funky! > > John > > On 3/11/2014 1:23 AM, SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss ) wrote: >> this is exactly what a dodgy Hall Sender looks like. >> >> On 3/10/2014 9:31 PM, JRodgers wrote: >>> Argh! >>> >>> Wouldn't you know - after selling off Volksiebus, Ol'Red decides to go >>> on the fritz - again!! Left me stranded in the Grocery Store parking >>> lot. >>> >>> After coming out of the store, attempted to start and it was no go. >>> Grind, Grind, Grind went the starter. I got out, did a distributor wire >>> check - no spark. Waited a few, tried again. lots of spark. Put it >>> together, tried to start - grind, grind, grind - no start. not even a >>> spit. >>> >>> Engine was hot, and the fuel pump would run, so I decided two wait a >>> bit, then try again. I walked to some local stores and an hour later >>> came back. Vroom, Vrooom! it fired right up, >>> >>> This is a puzzle. Any suggestions as to where I might start looking for >>> a fault?? Seems heat related. >>> >>> Thanks.. >>> >>> John >>> >> >
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