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"Elle" > wrote in
ink.net: > "Steve H" > wrote >> Sometimes I spray the wires down with a spray bottle. If the car starts >> missing: replace. I have also been known to touch the wires and feel for > the >> current. Get Zapped: replace >> >> >> -- >> Stephen W. Hansen >> ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician >> ASE Undercar Specialist > > After the above statement, do you really want to advertise your > "credentials"? That's actually a pretty quick and convenient method of checking for bad wires. I've used it too. The voltage is bracing, but not at all harmful. -- TeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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TeGGeR® wrote:
> jim beam > wrote in > : > > >>TeGGeR® wrote: >> >>>"chibitul" > wrote in egroups.com: >>> >>> >>> >>>>"Too ofter people take perfectly good OEM parts out ..." >>>> >>>>Thanks, that's why I asked. I do not want to throw money down the >>>>drain if not necessary! >>>> >>>>As a side question, does anyone know why the resistance of these >>>>"wires" is so high? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Might also have to do with RF emissions, rather than protecting the >>>coil. >>> >>> >> >>it /is/ to do with rf emissions. >> >> > > > > Then is the rotor's resistor there for the same reason? > yup. |
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I'd sooner touch plug wires than an electric fence; had an cousin that
electricity didn't bother him. He'd tease his brother then grab onto a e-fence and wait.... -- Stephen W. Hansen ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician ASE Undercar Specialist "TeGGeR®" > wrote in message ... > "Elle" > wrote in > ink.net: > >> "Steve H" > wrote >>> Sometimes I spray the wires down with a spray bottle. If the car starts >>> missing: replace. I have also been known to touch the wires and feel for >> the >>> current. Get Zapped: replace >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Stephen W. Hansen >>> ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician >>> ASE Undercar Specialist >> >> After the above statement, do you really want to advertise your >> "credentials"? > > > > That's actually a pretty quick and convenient method of checking for bad > wires. I've used it too. > > The voltage is bracing, but not at all harmful. > > > -- > TeGGeR® > > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ > www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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it's rudimentary, quick, gives me an answer, and it don't bite too hard.
-- Stephen W. Hansen ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician ASE Undercar Specialist "Elle" > wrote in message ink.net... > "Steve H" > wrote >> Sometimes I spray the wires down with a spray bottle. If the car starts >> missing: replace. I have also been known to touch the wires and feel for > the >> current. Get Zapped: replace >> >> >> -- >> Stephen W. Hansen >> ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician >> ASE Undercar Specialist > > After the above statement, do you really want to advertise your > "credentials"? > > Oh never mind. The life of men... > > |
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Shadetree city. I wouldn't insure you. Matter of fact, if I were with ASE,
I'd try to suspend your certification. "Steve H" > wrote > it's rudimentary, quick, gives me an answer, and it don't bite too hard. > > -- > Stephen W. Hansen > ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician > ASE Undercar Specialist > > > "Elle" > wrote in message > ink.net... > > "Steve H" > wrote > >> Sometimes I spray the wires down with a spray bottle. If the car starts > >> missing: replace. I have also been known to touch the wires and feel for > > the > >> current. Get Zapped: replace > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Stephen W. Hansen > >> ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician > >> ASE Undercar Specialist > > > > After the above statement, do you really want to advertise your > > "credentials"? > > > > Oh never mind. The life of men... > > > > > > |
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Elle wrote:
> Shadetree city. I wouldn't insure you. Matter of fact, if I were with ASE, > I'd try to suspend your certification. Glad you're not. That's a perfectly legit method of checking for a wire problem, Elle. Most mechanics I've ever spoken with, especially old-timers with oodles of experience under their belts, do this. |
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Abeness > wrote in :
> Elle wrote: >> Shadetree city. I wouldn't insure you. Matter of fact, if I were with >> ASE, I'd try to suspend your certification. > > Glad you're not. That's a perfectly legit method of checking for a > wire problem, Elle. Most mechanics I've ever spoken with, especially > old-timers with oodles of experience under their belts, do this. > It's a fun trick to play on newbies, too. "Hey, hold this wire for me, will ya?" -- TeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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TeGGeR® wrote:
> It's a fun trick to play on newbies, too. > "Hey, hold this wire for me, will ya?" LOL! When I was in high school I was reputed to be an electrical wizard (I was). Word was, don't mess too bad with Abe or he'll electrify your doorknob! (It was boarding school.) |
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Of course for the "Correct" way of doing this, you pay for the spray bottle
of "liquid" to spray on the wires and look for the sparks. By paying for something with a label, you acquire "the right way" -- Stephen W. Hansen ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician ASE Undercar Specialist "Abeness" > wrote in message ... > Elle wrote: >> Shadetree city. I wouldn't insure you. Matter of fact, if I were with >> ASE, >> I'd try to suspend your certification. > > Glad you're not. That's a perfectly legit method of checking for a wire > problem, Elle. Most mechanics I've ever spoken with, especially old-timers > with oodles of experience under their belts, do this. |
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As a Mechanic, we get paid "by the job" Anyway to get answers to questions
quickly to get the right conclusion helps. Water is a conductor. sprayed onto the wires it MAY cause a miss to start. if it does there is a problem with the wires. Now I can also hook up 1500 dollars of test equipment to read the spark and resistance in the wires. But if I have a known bad wire to start with and I found it quickly, why waste time. The same with feeling the wires. A small jolt of electricity answers a question. Is the wire leaking? There are other things we figure out that sounds strange... but do they work? Yes. And that's what we get paid for. -- Stephen W. Hansen ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician ASE Undercar Specialist "Elle" > wrote in message k.net... > Shadetree city. I wouldn't insure you. Matter of fact, if I were with ASE, > I'd try to suspend your certification. > > "Steve H" > wrote >> it's rudimentary, quick, gives me an answer, and it don't bite too hard. >> |
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