[DML] Re: car mysteriously dies. Probably not fixed

["twinenginedmc12" <twinenginedmc12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Andy.

You mentioned before that you measure the resistance of the 
resistors, and came up with some numbers that didn't seem quite 
right, but they weren't 0.5ohm.  Did you measure the resistors 
disconnected?  This is the only way to get the correct resistance.  
If you measure the resistance with them connected up, then you get a 
measure of the total resistance in the resistor, coil, and the rest 
of the circuitry.  The numbers you posted seems okay to me.

The resistor isn't likely to fail.  The ignition wiring is more 
likely.  Perhaps plugging the ecu in fixed the problem.  I'd feel 
good about it.

RIck.
--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Soma576@xxxx wrote:
> 
> Group,
> 
> I posted yesterday about finding the idle ECU half disconnected, 
and I 
> wondered if it could be what is causing my car to die by itself 
followed by a brief 
> no-spark condition.  Well today I tested to see if the plug being 
disconnected 
> causes a no-spark condition and it doesn't. So, I guess that's not 
the 
> problem. On the other hand, the car hasn't had a single hiccup for 
two days now.  
> Perhaps a good cleaning is all it really needed? Or perhaps the 
problem is just 
> in hiding for another few months.
> 
> One thing I am wondering though is that my ignition resistors are 
probably 
> original.  what are symptoms of bad resistors?
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]








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