VanhireBoys
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Hi All
I'm trying to get an 84 Lux back up and running after a long layoff. The car is in Co.Mayo and has been stood for about 14 years or so. A workmates father bought it years ago with a view to fixing it up.
The car is in relatively good shape given that it was dry stored. I advised that the belts and pump should be changed before attempting to start but that was duly ignored ...!
Car has no spark and the coil is not being triggered so this says to me that the crank/rpm sensors are not reading. A few checks and it was conformed that the crank sensor was gone.I told my workmate Shane that the car could be doing with both sensors.
In my absence he got 2 substandard sensors from some cowboy outfit and fitted these himself. Turned the key and she went to fire but then promptly ate the rpm sensor. I took a look and the sensors he got are too thin to go in the bellhousing bracket, and slightly longer than the originals.
Ive said it before on many an occasion that at this stage in the game its better to get the genuine part. In most cases they will be only marginally more expensive than a crappy unbranded piece of sh**e
Im not going to start naming the brands that should be avoided but have yous come across substandard stuff that should be avoided ?
I'm trying to get an 84 Lux back up and running after a long layoff. The car is in Co.Mayo and has been stood for about 14 years or so. A workmates father bought it years ago with a view to fixing it up.
The car is in relatively good shape given that it was dry stored. I advised that the belts and pump should be changed before attempting to start but that was duly ignored ...!
Car has no spark and the coil is not being triggered so this says to me that the crank/rpm sensors are not reading. A few checks and it was conformed that the crank sensor was gone.I told my workmate Shane that the car could be doing with both sensors.
In my absence he got 2 substandard sensors from some cowboy outfit and fitted these himself. Turned the key and she went to fire but then promptly ate the rpm sensor. I took a look and the sensors he got are too thin to go in the bellhousing bracket, and slightly longer than the originals.
Ive said it before on many an occasion that at this stage in the game its better to get the genuine part. In most cases they will be only marginally more expensive than a crappy unbranded piece of sh**e
Im not going to start naming the brands that should be avoided but have yous come across substandard stuff that should be avoided ?