THAT IS THE EXACT QUESTION THAT WE ARE PONDERING!
THIS IS WHY I WANTED THE COIL HOOKED TO THE BATTERY ONLY. AND THE WIRE THAT TRAVELS BACK TO THE "ON POSITION" OF THE KEY COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM THE COIL/DISTRIBUTOR
AGAIN!--YOU DID SAY IT STARTS (BUSTS OFF) WHILE IT IS CRANKING. BUT WILL NOT REMAIN RUNNING WHEN YOU RELEASE THE KEY. IS THIS 100% CORRECT INFO?
IN THAT SHORT PERIOD, DOES IT SEEM TO RUN WELL, OR IS IT BACKFIRING/ STAMMERING/ SKIPPING?
IF THIS IS THE CASE AND IT SEEMS TO RUN FINE---IT REALLY SEEMS LIKE THE COIL IS OK AND THE TIMING IS TOO
I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE '84-'86 WIRE DIAGRAMS
AND ALSO MY '79 DIAGRAM----SO FAR, THE ONLY CAPACITOR I SEE IS "CAPACITOR JUMPER" IN THE '79 IT IS A SHORT WIRE OFF OF THE POS SIDE OF THE COIL CONNECTOR (I THINK IT'S PURPOSE WAS TO CUT DOWN RADIO STATIC)
I'VE NOT SEEN THE INSTRUCTION SHEET YOU POSTED A FEW ANSWERS BACK---IT'S HARD TO MAKE ALL OF IT OUT
I'M GONNA SEND YOU A MESSAGE (TOP OF THE PAGE CLICK ON YOUR NAME, LOOK LEFT FOR MESSAGE CENTER) I'LL GIVE YOU MY EMAIL---IF YOU WOULD, "SCAN" THE COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS AND SEND THEM TO ME
AS FAR AS THE OTHER QUESTIONS I ASKED (1), (2), (3) WHAT ARE THE ANSWERS?
WHAT ABOUT A FUSE SEARCH--ANY OF 'EM BLOWN?
I KNOW THIS IS A PAIN. HANDS ON, MUCH OF THIS COULD BE DIAGNOSED IN 10-20 MINUTES AND WE WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED SO MANY POSSIBILITIES
THE BAD THING IS, WE CANNOT SEE WHAT KIND OF MODS WERE DONE IN 28 YEARS TIME OR SOMETHING CONNECTED WRONG, ETC
SOMETIMES A QUICK GLANCE AROUND AND SUDDENLY YOU SAY, "THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE!"
I'M NO FACTORY TRAINED FELLER---I HAVE HIGH SCHOOL AUTOMOTIVE SHOP (2 YRS)/ ELECTRICITY SHOP (1 YR)/ (METAL) MACHINE SHOP (2 YRS) IN MY EXPERIENCE (1978-1982), US ARMY AIRBORNE RANGER ('82-'87), 1-1/2 YEARS IN AN AUTOMOTIVE MACHINE SHOP/ ENGINE BALANCING, AND PLUMBING SINCE 1990
SO YES, YOU CAN CALL ME AN "EXPERIENCED DIYer". NOT AMC FACTORY TRAINED GUY
ALL THE WHILE, I SORTA HUNG OUT WITH THE BIG KIDS WITH CARS FROM ABOUT AGE 10 AND UP AND STARTED PICKING UP ON HOW CARS WORK--THIS CONTINUED ON FOREVER, AND I HAVE BEEN "UP KEEPING" MY CJs, EVER SINCE I GOT MY 1ST. PRESENTLY HAVE #s 6 AND 7.I HAVE NEVER OWNED A "CAR" FOR MYSELF AS AN EVERYDAY DRIVER
I HAVE MEGA EXPERIENCE, I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY THRU EVERY PIECE OF MANY, WORKING ON MINE AND CJs FOR OTHER FOLKS.I'M THE GUY EVERYONE RUNS TO WITH THEIR CJ PROBLEMS
NOW DAYS, I DON'T DO IT "FOR THEM", I MAKE THEM LEARN AND DO IT THEMSELVES---USUALLY AT MY HOUSE WITH MY TOOLS!
MINE DO NOT EVER GO TO "SHOPS", EXCEPT FOR "WHEEL ALIGNMENTS"
WE WILL GET YOU FIGURED OUT! IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME AND I HOPE YOU ARE UNDERSTANDING THE STUFF I'M DISHING OUT
I NEED YOUR ANSWERS!
THE MEDIC
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Friday, July 27th, 2012 AT 3:42 AM