Hard starting 1992 245

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moon161@gmail.com - 17 Mar 2006 00:55 GMT

I've got a 92 245 that starts hard or not at all when it's humid. I've
replaced the cap, coil, wires and plugs (checked the gap too), but not
the rotor. It makes an orange spark, even when it's humid and I pull a
plug a plug and ground it while someone cranks.

Nothing I really do but wait for better weather seems to fix it. I'm
afraid I'll eventually pop a blood vessel in my brain and fall over the
next time the weather's wrong. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Andy

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NatureDudeME - 17 Mar 2006 01:33 GMT

Hi Andy, I had the same problem with my 86 740 Turbo. I did the same as
you did and Thelma still did it. I regressed and took her to my
mechanic, he replaced the "O" rings to the distributor and rotor cap.(I
think thats all of them) With the seals/"O"rings replaced, problem
solved. Thelma runs...LOL
Good luck,
David
Portland, ME

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moon161@gmail.com - 17 Mar 2006 05:22 GMT

Thanks, I'll give it a try. What color should a spark be anyway?
orange? Yellow? Blue?

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Tim (remove obvious) - 17 Mar 2006 09:32 GMT

> Thanks, I'll give it a try. What color should a spark be anyway?
> orange? Yellow? Blue?

You should have a fat blue spark.

Tim..

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Michael Pardee - 18 Mar 2006 00:11 GMT

> Thanks, I'll give it a try. What color should a spark be anyway?
> orange? Yellow? Blue?

It should be blue-white with a good strong snap sound. Orange and yellow are
definite signs of wimpiness.

Mike

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