car dies....pretty funny
#1
car dies....pretty funny
well im driving down the highway, doing god knows what speed ( no one on freeway ) and suddenly the max shuts off..........first i thought i blew my tranny all the way (its slipping), then i thought it couldnt be my tranny so i thought my timing belt (brand new) so it couldnt be that..... all it was, it was my wire from my coil pack to my distributor cap came off..... i was so pissed when it just died like that, then it was pretty funny because of how simple it was.....should i get new wires or not???? they look new and arent original because the spark plug boots do not hang on them little things on the block.
#4
i'd get new wires, but only if you have future problems.. few weeks ago i was coasting on the off ramp and the car died putting an end to the night of transmission hell i was having. tried to restart the car after coasting into a parking lot and there was not sign of fuel trying to ignite. belt has only has 12k miles on it but i was worried that i had overtightened the belt(s) when replacing, and crank sprocket had busted off which is supposedly a somewhat common problem with these engines. the transmission had been making clunking and clacking sounds all night, so i thought it was probably the sprocket clanging against stuff, thought it was doomed but after getting the car towed back home, i realized it was just the eng. control fuse blowing because of the transmission problems. anyway, it's easy to jump to conclusions when you're not getting any ignition what so ever. i had a 93 escort that died when coasting into the parking lot at work, first thing i figured was the timing belt and the first thing i felt after sticking my finger underneath the timing belt cover was a torn belt. luckilly they're non interference motors, so i just dug in, put a new belt on and started it right up. there would be some damage on these engines though. nice to hear about your quick fix.
#5
Originally Posted by vansskaterfreek
...should i get new wires or not???? ...
ppl call these "wires". I see a hole in that fairy tale... Original stealer$hip...
see whattodo: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/12
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