99 Cherokee Sport 4.0 Liter Ignition Suppression Question
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Re: 99 Cherokee Sport 4.0 Liter Ignition Suppression Question
Maybe someone sued them for copyright infringement on brass distributor cap
terminals. ;-)
Chris
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Interesting, so there's a difference between the stock distributor
> cap and the OEM replacement. You might email Daimler via:
>
http://www.jeep.com/universal/J/inde...r=wccs&prefix=
> And help your fellow ham operators.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ender wrote:
> >
> > Just in case anyone else runs into this problem, I did finally find
> > the solution to the massive ignition noise problem on my 220 mhz radio
> > equipment.
> >
> > After replacing the Champion plugs with Autolite Resistor plugs, and
> > the Mopar ignition wiring with Autolite Professional Suppression wires
> > and getting no improvement, I moved on to the distributor cap and
> > rotor.
> >
> > It turned out to be the replacement distributor cap and rotor that my
> > dealer installed during my tune up. It had all aluminum fittings and
> > used a carbon button to transfer spark from the ignition coil to the
> > rotor inside the cap. While this caused absolutely no noise on the
> > AM/FM broadcast bands, it absolutely ripped up the vhf/uhf bands on my
> > ham gear with spark noise. There was nothing wrong with the
> > replacement cap and rotor, no cracks or loose hardware, and the engine
> > ran perfectly with these "noisy" tune up parts. I replaced the cap
> > and rotor installed by my 5 star dealer with "Standard" brand brass
> > fitted replacements (from Acme Auto) and the problem was instantly
> > resolved. The "quiet" distributor cap has the brass spring-loaded
> > button that makes contact with the rotor, which is also brass. It is
> > absolutely silent on the vhf/uhf bands.
> >
> > Hope this helps anyone who runs into this issue.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ender
> >
> > "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing." Edmund Burke
terminals. ;-)
Chris
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3FE8C481.459BD8@***.net...
> Interesting, so there's a difference between the stock distributor
> cap and the OEM replacement. You might email Daimler via:
>
http://www.jeep.com/universal/J/inde...r=wccs&prefix=
> And help your fellow ham operators.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ender wrote:
> >
> > Just in case anyone else runs into this problem, I did finally find
> > the solution to the massive ignition noise problem on my 220 mhz radio
> > equipment.
> >
> > After replacing the Champion plugs with Autolite Resistor plugs, and
> > the Mopar ignition wiring with Autolite Professional Suppression wires
> > and getting no improvement, I moved on to the distributor cap and
> > rotor.
> >
> > It turned out to be the replacement distributor cap and rotor that my
> > dealer installed during my tune up. It had all aluminum fittings and
> > used a carbon button to transfer spark from the ignition coil to the
> > rotor inside the cap. While this caused absolutely no noise on the
> > AM/FM broadcast bands, it absolutely ripped up the vhf/uhf bands on my
> > ham gear with spark noise. There was nothing wrong with the
> > replacement cap and rotor, no cracks or loose hardware, and the engine
> > ran perfectly with these "noisy" tune up parts. I replaced the cap
> > and rotor installed by my 5 star dealer with "Standard" brand brass
> > fitted replacements (from Acme Auto) and the problem was instantly
> > resolved. The "quiet" distributor cap has the brass spring-loaded
> > button that makes contact with the rotor, which is also brass. It is
> > absolutely silent on the vhf/uhf bands.
> >
> > Hope this helps anyone who runs into this issue.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ender
> >
> > "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing." Edmund Burke
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Re: 99 Cherokee Sport 4.0 Liter Ignition Suppression Question
Maybe someone sued them for copyright infringement on brass distributor cap
terminals. ;-)
Chris
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3FE8C481.459BD8@***.net...
> Interesting, so there's a difference between the stock distributor
> cap and the OEM replacement. You might email Daimler via:
>
http://www.jeep.com/universal/J/inde...r=wccs&prefix=
> And help your fellow ham operators.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ender wrote:
> >
> > Just in case anyone else runs into this problem, I did finally find
> > the solution to the massive ignition noise problem on my 220 mhz radio
> > equipment.
> >
> > After replacing the Champion plugs with Autolite Resistor plugs, and
> > the Mopar ignition wiring with Autolite Professional Suppression wires
> > and getting no improvement, I moved on to the distributor cap and
> > rotor.
> >
> > It turned out to be the replacement distributor cap and rotor that my
> > dealer installed during my tune up. It had all aluminum fittings and
> > used a carbon button to transfer spark from the ignition coil to the
> > rotor inside the cap. While this caused absolutely no noise on the
> > AM/FM broadcast bands, it absolutely ripped up the vhf/uhf bands on my
> > ham gear with spark noise. There was nothing wrong with the
> > replacement cap and rotor, no cracks or loose hardware, and the engine
> > ran perfectly with these "noisy" tune up parts. I replaced the cap
> > and rotor installed by my 5 star dealer with "Standard" brand brass
> > fitted replacements (from Acme Auto) and the problem was instantly
> > resolved. The "quiet" distributor cap has the brass spring-loaded
> > button that makes contact with the rotor, which is also brass. It is
> > absolutely silent on the vhf/uhf bands.
> >
> > Hope this helps anyone who runs into this issue.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ender
> >
> > "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing." Edmund Burke
terminals. ;-)
Chris
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3FE8C481.459BD8@***.net...
> Interesting, so there's a difference between the stock distributor
> cap and the OEM replacement. You might email Daimler via:
>
http://www.jeep.com/universal/J/inde...r=wccs&prefix=
> And help your fellow ham operators.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ender wrote:
> >
> > Just in case anyone else runs into this problem, I did finally find
> > the solution to the massive ignition noise problem on my 220 mhz radio
> > equipment.
> >
> > After replacing the Champion plugs with Autolite Resistor plugs, and
> > the Mopar ignition wiring with Autolite Professional Suppression wires
> > and getting no improvement, I moved on to the distributor cap and
> > rotor.
> >
> > It turned out to be the replacement distributor cap and rotor that my
> > dealer installed during my tune up. It had all aluminum fittings and
> > used a carbon button to transfer spark from the ignition coil to the
> > rotor inside the cap. While this caused absolutely no noise on the
> > AM/FM broadcast bands, it absolutely ripped up the vhf/uhf bands on my
> > ham gear with spark noise. There was nothing wrong with the
> > replacement cap and rotor, no cracks or loose hardware, and the engine
> > ran perfectly with these "noisy" tune up parts. I replaced the cap
> > and rotor installed by my 5 star dealer with "Standard" brand brass
> > fitted replacements (from Acme Auto) and the problem was instantly
> > resolved. The "quiet" distributor cap has the brass spring-loaded
> > button that makes contact with the rotor, which is also brass. It is
> > absolutely silent on the vhf/uhf bands.
> >
> > Hope this helps anyone who runs into this issue.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ender
> >
> > "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing." Edmund Burke
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