Tackling the Stone
May. 29th, 2024 03:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kevin_standleeYesterday, Lisa started working on the Rolling Stone. She used "Liquid Wrench" to get the nearly-frozen screws to loosen up, and she had access to her full set of tools, which allowed her to get the fasteners loose. This meant that she could get the bracket that holds the air intake filter off, and get closer to the ignition system. She also took off the "doghouse" cover from the inside. It's still very cramped inside the RV's engine compartment.
Here's the view from the front. The blue thing in the middle is the distributor cap, with eight spark wires and a main feed sticking out of the top. Lisa reminds me that it's a bit tricky replacing this, because you must get the spark wires in exactly the right order. She says it's best to pull one wire at a time and attach it to the new cap.
Now we go inside. I'm in the driver's seat here looking into the engine compartment, and Lisa is pointing at the ignition coil.
Lisa's current plan is to replace the distributor cap, rotor, and ignition coil, and see if that fixes the issue. If that doesn't do it, we can also try replacing the ignition control module.
One other possibility was that something was wrong with the fuel feeds. If that were the case, the engine would start if you sprayed ignition fluid into it, but would die shortly thereafter. Lisa tested that. She sprayed fluid and after getting clear told me to try to start it. No luck. That's actually good news, because it points in the direction of the ignition system (distributor/rotor/coil), not the fuel system.
All of the parts (Ford Motorcraft brand) are available from O'Reilly Auto Parts. We'd have to order them, but their system says that they'd be here the next day. We'll place an order once Lisa is ready to start moving on this.
Here's the view from the front. The blue thing in the middle is the distributor cap, with eight spark wires and a main feed sticking out of the top. Lisa reminds me that it's a bit tricky replacing this, because you must get the spark wires in exactly the right order. She says it's best to pull one wire at a time and attach it to the new cap.
Now we go inside. I'm in the driver's seat here looking into the engine compartment, and Lisa is pointing at the ignition coil.
Lisa's current plan is to replace the distributor cap, rotor, and ignition coil, and see if that fixes the issue. If that doesn't do it, we can also try replacing the ignition control module.
One other possibility was that something was wrong with the fuel feeds. If that were the case, the engine would start if you sprayed ignition fluid into it, but would die shortly thereafter. Lisa tested that. She sprayed fluid and after getting clear told me to try to start it. No luck. That's actually good news, because it points in the direction of the ignition system (distributor/rotor/coil), not the fuel system.
All of the parts (Ford Motorcraft brand) are available from O'Reilly Auto Parts. We'd have to order them, but their system says that they'd be here the next day. We'll place an order once Lisa is ready to start moving on this.
