Tick tick clunk!

[Goose51683]

Well I checked the resistance from terminal to terminal against the chart in my manual and I found several incorrect readings, do you know any other way I could check this before I make my wallet cry?

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by Goose51683

Well I checked the resistance from terminal to terminal against the chart in my manual and I found several incorrect readings, do you know any other way I could check this before I make my wallet cry?

Alantf is very good at electrics and trouble shooting. He should be able to help when he shows up. A couple other members are good too(no offence guys)but I always think of Alantf first.

[Goose51683]

Well I can't wait to hear from him. I'm a decent troubleshooter but this is all new to me.

[jonathan180iq]

Send him a PM. He's the best electrician we have.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Goose51683

I found that the ignitor, the 3 x 3 black box that has an 8 pin plug, had several inconsistencies with the chart in my manual.

If you're not getting the readings that the manual says you should get, then it would appear that there is a problem with this component.

[Goose51683]

That's what I figured but I thought I'd ask the group first before I threw down a chunk of money.

Thanks guys. Ill order the part tonight and let you know what happens.

[Goose51683]

Ugh 400 for the part and about a week lead time. Almost makes me wanna cry.

[Water Warrior 2]

I would scout Ebay first.

[Goose51683]

Too Late, I bit the bullet and ordered one from a father and son shop near me.

I haven't had the most success with Ebay.

[isaac]

Well good luck getting it all back together with the new part but I can pretty much guarantee that it will be something you did during the teardown and rebuild that's causing this, assuming it wasn't the catastrophic damage itself that did something you can't see. The simplest explanation is usually right in these situations, and this is coming from a guy who's blown engines like a hobby for the last decade.

You really need to make a concerted effort to retrace your steps.

BTW If you're getting crank and spark then clearly none of the safety switches are an issue.

If the spark is orange instead of blue, you've got a weak ignition part (unless the battery's weak), but it's not like you had an ignition part magically fail at the exact same time you had catastrophic internal engine damage. That kind of coincidence just doesn't happen unless the crankshaft wobbled so badly that it broke the ignition pickup in some way when piston met valves.