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1992 Volo 245 Ignition Problem that may be related to Mid 90's Ambient Temperatures

posted by  pageda on  Sun Sep 17 09:43 CST 2023
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It's been and still is a hot summer and my daughters 245 didn't make it back to me yesterday. The engine ran fine for about 75 miles but quit with 25 miles to go. Temperatures have been in the mid 90's for the last several months.

She was able to get about 10 miles further by letting it cool off, but we had to rent a truck and car dolly to get it home. After letting it sit we were able to drive it on and off the dolly to make the rest of the trip.

I'm thinking the heat may have caused power stage/ignition module by the battery to fail and once cooled off continue to work temporarily. It started fine and idled this morning.

The heat sink paste was dried out,so I replaced the module with a like new Bosch unit I have and applied fresh heat sink paste.

Does this sound like a plausible fix?

Any suggestions as to what else may have caused this are appreciated!

Thanks
Dan






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