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Old 01-10-2012, 11:38 AM
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Default Changed phase sensor and hard to start
Set to .2 as per book, spins for a while and then stutters, try again it starts to spin and stops,then goes again , then may fire.
Sounds like losing power to spin eng, funny one...
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Old 01-10-2012, 12:23 PM
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did you take the whole dizzy unit when u fitted the phase senson or did u fit her with the dizzy unit still fitted in the car
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Incar fitting, was awkward to set gap,every time I tightened screws it changed gap, evtuslly I left .3 feelers in place and tightened up and got a .2 gap when rechecked
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Nice post thank you for share information ^___^
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its been a while since i done one does she run ok once fired up i take it this problem was not there before hand
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Check that you have not put the phase sensors wires on the other way around.

That's what I did when I changed mine, and had similar problems
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Originally Posted by William MK2 Cosworth
Check that you have not put the phase sensors wires on the other way around.

That's what I did when I changed mine, and had similar problems
What exactly were your symptoms please
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Rob have you set the polarity or just plugged it in any old how lol
have you also plugged the phase, det sensor and crank sensor on correctly (4wd)
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Hi tones

Didn't remove dist so only straight sensor replacement, set polarity....lol

What's that
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Photod it before removal and copied it back , red left/blue right looking from above...4x4
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