MFI, points question - Page 6

mjshira · 10-28-2004, 05:35 PM

Joe, you KILL ME dude! Beers are on YOU when I am in LA next! No pics yet, I need to get a new DC. Now, quick breakin me ballz man! ;-)

mjshira · 10-28-2004, 05:38 PM

thanks Jamie, now I can do that for the first time with those clear instructions. Last time I did points was in HS so this has all been a great refresh. My Dad is a retired UAL mechanic who would always finish jobs for me, see what happened!

10-28-2004, 05:53 PM

beer are definetly on me next time. El Carmens acalling you! Speaking of, I need to get ready. We are having a girlfreind of mines party there tonite. They are all smoking! I'll send you pics of what you missed tomorrow. Glad to hear that things are alright with the car...

BTW
Breakin ballz is in my nature. Its the NY in me

mjshira · 10-28-2004, 06:08 PM

I know I know I know dude, you ARE a New Yorker! Cool, send the pics. I hope I'll make one of these parties someday.

10-29-2004, 01:31 AM

Well. Tyson and I just got home. We had a crazy night. A couple of guys decided that our girls where up for grabs. They thought wrong! I have a couple of scratches on my neck from the bouncer grabbing me but I think that that that was the lighter part of it. You should have seen Tyson scrap. It was all $hits and giggles. Wish you were here.

mjshira · 10-29-2004, 04:32 AM

damn bro. I was wondering why he didnt email me the timing info! Too funny. It was probably the New Yorker in you that started it!

mjshira · 10-29-2004, 09:35 AM

UPDATE

Car is timed and running great! Thanks Jamie! Thanks Tyson! Now, the tach quit working. I think I might need a newer take to work with this CD/Coil unit. Any ideas on that? Does anyone have a spare they can send me to check out?

Thanks

James

jpnovak · 10-29-2004, 09:41 AM

James, I bet your tach wire is disconnected. On the side of the dist is the clip that the points wire plugs into (black). There should be a double sided Faston clip and a second (black/purple) wire plugs into as well. This is the tach trigger wire.

mjshira · 10-29-2004, 10:08 AM

nope, checked connections and it is wired correctly. I will pull back the tape and see if I have a bad splice. I recall someplace in the directions for the CD/Coil something about the tach so I will check those.

10-29-2004, 01:11 PM

James check everything. If you blew the tach I will send you one.

mjshira · 10-29-2004, 02:50 PM

It seems that a the wire was rubbing or somehow became loose, it took me about 30 minutes but I found it. Thanks Joe. Have a good weekend.

10-29-2004, 03:37 PM

Good deal. Glad you found it. Talk to you soon.

ttweed · ttweed's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by mjshira
The quote of the day is:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, who's face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause. And who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Just stumbled across this post, and at the risk of dredging up an old thread without any new technical input, I just had to mention that a friend of mine has this entire quote (in the slightly edited form above) tattoed on his back, below a drawing of the Last Supper, and various other things. A pic of him made the front page of the local news rag here last week.

TT