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20-03-2009, 01:35 AM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Hi all
I hope you guys (& girls) can help. My 1993 Ford TX5 is a manual, with about 180000km's on the clock. When I start my car, it starts fine but idles quite rough. Not that the car is shaking, but I can feel and see on the gear leaver how it vibrated. I can't remember it ever doing that, until I got a refurbished distributor. I've taken it to some Ford mechanics and some has said that the "HT/HD leads" might have to be replaced. Question is, is that the problem? I know I'll never know until I actually replace them, but what else could be causing the gear lever to vibrate so much? It never was so bad since I got that other refurbished distributor. Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks Everyone!! |
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23-03-2009, 03:46 PM
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Over Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ipswich Qld
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at night in the dark lift the bonnet and run the motor
look for arcing of the leads /cap /coil
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24-03-2009, 08:30 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Hi Dirty Hands
With "arcing of the leads /cap /coil", do you mean like sparks or something? I'm not quite up to date with the terms. |
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25-03-2009, 12:28 AM
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Over Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ipswich Qld
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yes sparkles of light by the current through the insulation
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18-04-2009, 02:22 PM
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Stealth Operator
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: North of the Border
Posts: 320
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Is taking it back to whoever did the distributor an option? Tell them it has been idling rough since they did the work and ask them nicely to have a quick look to make sure they didn't miss something during the job.
HT leads have a resistance of about 15K-ohms per metre. Check this with a multimeter. Bad leads usually go high resistance, so anything more than 20-30K-ohms per metre should be replaced. Bad HT leads give poor fuel economy, rough idle and/or off-idle hesitation and can cause failures in other parts of the ignition system. |
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07-08-2010, 12:36 AM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 22
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Hi Stocko
I'm afraid there's no option for me to take it back. First mistake I made, was putting in a refurbished distributor.. 
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09-08-2010, 04:01 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,380
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I'd be checking that the timing was set correctly when doing the distributor install & that your plug leads aren't breaking down (they get very brittle internally with age). New plug leads shouldn't be too many $$$ |
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