OH no limp mode

[jriley60]

so i started the car up this morning and it died. started back up and the check engine light came on. code 4 which is crank position sensor i believe. sounds like theres some metal rolling around in the dizzy. what do i do? new dizzy? ugh anyone got a spare for sale lol

[KevinT707]

GL finding an OBD0 dizzy.

Go ahead & take the dist cap off (3 screws) and see what the 'metal rolling around' is.

[jriley60]

i found one on craigslist i'm just going to pick it up..if mines not bad i'll have it as a back up or ill sell it. thanks

[rbwdriven]

could be a stupid thing as the rotor screw rolling around. that happened to mine. Took cap off got rotor screw drop in my hand. Put it back in and it was good to go.

[Papa_Smurf]

my dad's eventually going to convert to obd1, he might sell you his obd0 dizzy if the price is right.

[southside]

I found out yesterday that converting to obd1 is alot easier than it seems.

[jriley60]

man i hope its just the rotor screw that would be greeeaat

[Papa_Smurf]

I found out yesterday that converting to obd1 is alot easier than it seems.

what, ecu, wiring harness, dizzy...

what else am i missing? :thinking:

[jriley60]

ugh nope dizzy is destroyed...took it apart and it looks like some of the teeth inside were completely broken..oh well got a line on another one tomorrow at lunch

[southside]

what, ecu, wiring harness, dizzy...

what else am i missing? :thinking:talking about the whole getting rid of resistor box and other little things.That I thought was necessary, I found out they werent necessary.:lmfao:

[southside]

ugh nope dizzy is destroyed...took it apart and it looks like some of the teeth inside were completely broken..oh well got a line on another one tomorrow at lunch:thinking: Rebuild it!

[DeeAOne]

i would love to sell you mine but of course that was the only piece that was broken on the motor in the accident, dizzy and one of the wires. :doh:

[jriley60]

thanks deeaone....i found one though i'm getting it tomorrow. 75 bucks.....my wife is loving it up...you shoulda bought a blah blah blah grr wish i would've married an ef girl hehe

[bigdare23]

If your money was right, I would took the time to upgrade to obd1. Or I would atleast gotten a dizzy for distributor king on ebay. Lifetime warranty FTW

[southside]

If your money was right, I would took the time to upgrade to obd1. Or I would atleast gotten a dizzy for distributor king on ebay. Lifetime warranty FTWOnce again Dare seems to be boasting about how fat his pockets are:lmfao: Got to remember everyone dont have cash for a King Dizzy:goodjob:

[bigdare23]

Once again Dare seems to be boasting about how fat his pockets are:lmfao: Got to remember everyone dont have cash for a King Dizzy:goodjob:


Okay
$75 for a dizzy that may or may not work


or


$150 for a dizzy that comes with a lifetime warranty


I don't know about you, but I dont like throwing away money.

[southside]

True but nothing is wrong with second hand items!

[bigdare23]

True but nothing is wrong with second hand items!

Until they fail


I buy a lot of second hand items, but I wont buy anything electrical used unless I truly trust that person. I will never buy stereo equipment, an alternator, dizzy, starter, or anything of that sort used because you never know what condition it's in until it's to late.

[AnTi-PooN]

GL finding an OBD0 dizzy.

Go ahead & take the dist cap off (3 screws) and see what the 'metal rolling around' is.

i got one unused $50 :goodjob:

[jriley60]

Ugh bought the one for 75 its in timing is way off now. Wish I had a timing light. But it works and hopefully it'll work for a while. I didn't havr the cash to buy a new one or I would've. Goal is to upgrade to obd1 but that requires more cash than I had. Wish I woulda checked the post earlier anti-poon but I needed it. Unfortunately I got the oil changed and they said my rear main was leaking I thought we changed that when I put the motor in but.....ugh always something

[LIKEG6]

talking about the whole getting rid of resistor box and other little things.That I thought was necessary, I found out they werent necessary.:lmfao:


lol

U so crazy!!

[jriley60]

anyone got a timing light that wants to help me out saturday : )

[jriley60]

hey actually anyone think that where the guy thought my rear main seal was leaking could have been oil coming from the distributor seals? considering i just changed the distributor right before i went to get teh oil changed. i didn't get to go in the pit and check myself

or does that ^^even make sense ? lol just trying to find info online

[LIKEG6]

Possibly the o-ring on the end of the dizzy

[rbwdriven]

I've got a timing light you can borrow. I'm slambed on saturday lots of stuff to do. By saturday night I wont know if I'm punch, bored or naturally split.

also o-ring at the dizzy will cause the look of the rear main seal. I know this due to miss diagnosis of old mechanic. He told me rear mail seal gone. we replaced it and the leak was still there. Change out dizzy oring boom gone.

[southside]

LOL usually can check around the head area(near dizzy) and if its leaking then you will see small stream of oil.

[jriley60]

that's more than likely what it it then . wheew.. feels like i'm driving my grandmother's wheelchair. tried to manually adjust to get it a little closer, but its just killer slow. maybe spark plugs are bad. i'll have to check them later

[jriley60]

ugh how much will the timing affect performance. just wondering. i have yet to adjust my timing since i changed the distributor and there's a serious lag. since i haven't adjusted my timing i was just wondering what the odds are that that's what it is

[green91]

ive got an obd0 b16 dist

[southside]

you dont have to do timing after you change the dizzy.Your timing should be fine,Unless the car jump timing then you could have a problem.

[green91]

Not all distributors are made the same, setting ignition timing after a dizzy change is a must

[jriley60]

hmm gotta find somewhere to get my timing adjusted of maybe just buy a timing light i guess

[southside]

Not all distributors are made the same, setting ignition timing after a dizzy change is a must:thinking: Never knew that

[green91]

Yep. I think sometimes the internals get installed just a hair different between distributors. Ive had aftermarket dizzies that i had adjusted all the way to one side to get them on time, whereas some are dead center or close to it.

[green91]

hmm gotta find somewhere to get my timing adjusted of maybe just buy a timing light i guess
Even advanced auto and vatozone sell timing lights on the cheap. They may let you rent one too.

[jmmx258]

*Supposedly* Impossible, but i've put the dizzy in 180 out before lol. Could be ur problems? Though, mine didnt even start.

[jriley60]

lol i know it's said to be impossible but i did that too... and it slid right in. wouldn't start. just turned it around... i had a bad spark plug wire. got some crappy duralast ones in there now until i go buy some ngks. still need a timing adjustment, but should be getting that tommorrow :D

[jmmx258]

ah, good to know you got it goin. I'm quite the big fan of nology wires lol. I managed to pick a set up for nothin, only because, the guy didnt like the color haha

[jriley60]

I'm having some issues still. couldn't get timing set right. when the dizzy seized could it have caused the timing belt to slip a tooth or more?