Distributor problem
07-27-2004, 11:08 AM
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Distributor problem
I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
advance for any advice.
Scott
90YJ
distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
advance for any advice.
Scott
90YJ
07-27-2004, 11:20 AM
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Re: Distributor problem
My guess is you have a miss match on the cap and rotor. I would have a
good look and see if the spark is arcing at the very edge of the pins in
the cap rather than in their center.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
good look and see if the spark is arcing at the very edge of the pins in
the cap rather than in their center.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
07-27-2004, 11:20 AM
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Re: Distributor problem
My guess is you have a miss match on the cap and rotor. I would have a
good look and see if the spark is arcing at the very edge of the pins in
the cap rather than in their center.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
good look and see if the spark is arcing at the very edge of the pins in
the cap rather than in their center.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
07-27-2004, 11:20 AM
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Re: Distributor problem
My guess is you have a miss match on the cap and rotor. I would have a
good look and see if the spark is arcing at the very edge of the pins in
the cap rather than in their center.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
good look and see if the spark is arcing at the very edge of the pins in
the cap rather than in their center.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
07-27-2004, 11:20 AM
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Re: Distributor problem
My guess is you have a miss match on the cap and rotor. I would have a
good look and see if the spark is arcing at the very edge of the pins in
the cap rather than in their center.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
good look and see if the spark is arcing at the very edge of the pins in
the cap rather than in their center.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
07-27-2004, 01:00 PM
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Re: Distributor problem
Hi Scott,
I don't see how you may loosen the cap and not have slide to one
side and break the rotor. anyway you may be forcing the coil to load
before firing, rather than bleed off through bad spark plugs, like the
gimmick we see at the fair, that's stuck on the distributor coil wire.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
I don't see how you may loosen the cap and not have slide to one
side and break the rotor. anyway you may be forcing the coil to load
before firing, rather than bleed off through bad spark plugs, like the
gimmick we see at the fair, that's stuck on the distributor coil wire.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
07-27-2004, 01:00 PM
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Re: Distributor problem
Hi Scott,
I don't see how you may loosen the cap and not have slide to one
side and break the rotor. anyway you may be forcing the coil to load
before firing, rather than bleed off through bad spark plugs, like the
gimmick we see at the fair, that's stuck on the distributor coil wire.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
I don't see how you may loosen the cap and not have slide to one
side and break the rotor. anyway you may be forcing the coil to load
before firing, rather than bleed off through bad spark plugs, like the
gimmick we see at the fair, that's stuck on the distributor coil wire.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
07-27-2004, 01:00 PM
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Re: Distributor problem
Hi Scott,
I don't see how you may loosen the cap and not have slide to one
side and break the rotor. anyway you may be forcing the coil to load
before firing, rather than bleed off through bad spark plugs, like the
gimmick we see at the fair, that's stuck on the distributor coil wire.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
I don't see how you may loosen the cap and not have slide to one
side and break the rotor. anyway you may be forcing the coil to load
before firing, rather than bleed off through bad spark plugs, like the
gimmick we see at the fair, that's stuck on the distributor coil wire.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
07-27-2004, 01:00 PM
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Re: Distributor problem
Hi Scott,
I don't see how you may loosen the cap and not have slide to one
side and break the rotor. anyway you may be forcing the coil to load
before firing, rather than bleed off through bad spark plugs, like the
gimmick we see at the fair, that's stuck on the distributor coil wire.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
I don't see how you may loosen the cap and not have slide to one
side and break the rotor. anyway you may be forcing the coil to load
before firing, rather than bleed off through bad spark plugs, like the
gimmick we see at the fair, that's stuck on the distributor coil wire.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my stock
> distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas flow is
> good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once that is
> done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This one
> has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the cap
> but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks in
> advance for any advice.
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
07-28-2004, 11:53 AM
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Re: Distributor problem
So you think I might have been off a tooth on the gear when I installed the
new distributor? I'm gona pull it out and reinstall to see if it will fix
the problem. Thanks Mike.
Scott
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:410672B6.52E20502@sympatico.ca...
> My guess is you have a miss match on the cap and rotor. I would have a
> good look and see if the spark is arcing at the very edge of the pins in
> the cap rather than in their center.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Foot Loose wrote:
> >
> > I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my
stock
> > distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> > replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas
flow is
> > good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> > distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once
that is
> > done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> > downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This
one
> > has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the
cap
> > but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks
in
> > advance for any advice.
> >
> > Scott
> > 90YJ
new distributor? I'm gona pull it out and reinstall to see if it will fix
the problem. Thanks Mike.
Scott
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:410672B6.52E20502@sympatico.ca...
> My guess is you have a miss match on the cap and rotor. I would have a
> good look and see if the spark is arcing at the very edge of the pins in
> the cap rather than in their center.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Foot Loose wrote:
> >
> > I got a problem that has been kickin my a## for awhile. I replace my
stock
> > distributor on my 258 with a HEI, the original cap got cracked and I
> > replaced it and the rotor. Ever since the Jeep is hard to start. Gas
flow is
> > good, the only way to get it to start is to lift the cap off the
> > distributor, not all the way off but just a little and replace. Once
that is
> > done it cranks right up. I don't have to rotate it just undo the 4 hold
> > downs and lift it. Both the cap and rotor show no signs of wear. This
one
> > has me baffled, I've heard of spraying WD-40 once water gets into the
cap
> > but all I do is lift the cap and replace and I'm off and running. Thanks
in
> > advance for any advice.
> >
> > Scott
> > 90YJ
