madmanadam Posted May 24, 2001 Share Posted May 24, 2001 Help, What would cause the mod to go bad? I killed the first mod when I did not have a ground cable hooked up. Last night I was running the engine and the all of a sudden it stopped, I thought I ran out of gas, so I shut everything off and went into the house and called it a night. Well today after work I went to the garage put gas in the car and tried to start, turned over but not start. I check the spark and had none at the plug, so I'm guessing it is another mod. These things are not cheap 40 bucks a shot. Could it be something else? Is there away to check the mod to see if it is good or not? Any help would be great, mybe I'm over looking something, but why would it run and then not. I just dont know, still learning @40dy. Thanks all Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frank280z Posted May 24, 2001 Share Posted May 24, 2001 How about changing out the wiring and the condensor. The mod can be checked at most of these places. Once you find your problem; try MSDs mod. You won't get stopped at 4500... Only 20- more than the stock unit. I took out two coils when I started mine up. Never found the cause. Replaced the mod. Never happened again. Hope you find it. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 24, 2001 Share Posted May 24, 2001 Is the rotor new? They're known for burning through the rivet, grounding on the module plate and it stops dead for no apparent reason... Just a thought.. Lone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmanadam Posted May 24, 2001 Author Share Posted May 24, 2001 Everything is new, ZZ4 motor. Will buy a new mod and have the other two checked out. Still a mystery. Thanks Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmanadam Posted May 25, 2001 Author Share Posted May 25, 2001 Well, burned the mod,condensor, the megneto in the distributor, me pissed. All cause I forgot the ground. Replace the mod the condesor went bad, replaced the condesor and ran the engine for about ten minutes and the megneto went bad, at lease that is what I was told. Took the distributor out of my truck, which is new and put it in the car and it started right up, now my truck needs a dist. I'm not a happy camper I give up on running the engine for now, going to bend the brake lines and finish the wiring, this weekend. I need a BEER! When in dought leave the garage drink a beer and watch a movie. I just want to drive this money pit. Thanks for listening Aadam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted May 25, 2001 Share Posted May 25, 2001 Adam, a place to get very reasonably priced HEI modules is www.northernautoparts.com !! Save an additional $10 off your order when you punch in the code P10-61 when you check out. Good luck, Adam! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 27, 2001 Share Posted May 27, 2001 High resistance: bad ground, faulty spark plugs, plugwires, low voltage at the distributor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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