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New Coil now it runs really rough- '89 240 200

posted by  LoveMy240Wagon on  Wed May 16 20:21 CST 2012
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Well I'll be damned, a loose wire at the ignition amplifier connector!

I have a sneaking suspicion that the tech that last worked on it broke it.

When I went to look at the ignition amplifier (IA) I noticed that the boot was pulled back and wires exposed.

I disconnected the connector from the IA and noticed that the #5 wire was pulled back slightly in the connector. I pushed it forward into position but it did not "click". The connector has been broken and the #5 wire does not clip into it anymore. The wire probably made *some* contact but intermittently missed, which is exactly how it felt driving it.

I removed the screws on the IA mounts, pulled it off, made the connection by pushing the wire into the connector from the back so that it would clip onto the male end and stay put (at least until I get to the junkyard and replace it).

So far it has run perfectly, even with the new Bosch coil that was giving me trouble. Which I must now apologize for calling "junk" or some similar word.

Hopefully it holds up and I can start rebuilding my confidence in this vehicle.

Thanks for all of the help, suggestions, and humor along the way!






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