http://www.brickboard.com/FORUMS/uid=47261 The Volvo owner's resource since 1997. en Copyright 1997-2009, Jarrod Stenberg Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:49 GMT Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:49 GMT brickadmin@denizen.net brickadmin@denizen.net volvo 1440 http://www.brickboard.com/images/logo_b_25.gif http://www.brickboard.com/ 25 25 The Volvo owner's resource since 1997. Thanks a ton... you were completely right. One of the cork(I think that's the material) washers has crumpled when I tightened it down and was shorting out. I didn't have any more, so I used some electrical tape and a dremel disk as a temporary fix. Worked great. I did rip it apart again, because all I wanted was to make sure it didn't have any other issues before I put an electronic ignition in it. Diagnosing ignition problems on top of other ignition problems didn't seem like a good idea. I'm having to make the plate for the sensor, as they don't make one for that distributor, but that's working so far. Just a touch more tinkering. But either way, I just wanted to thank everybody that had helped... gotta love enthusiasts. Thanks guys. -Ted http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1374969&rss=1 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:32 GMT Hi, I was recently going to put an electronic ignition in my 544. I ended up having been sent the wrong kit by iPD, and after talking with them about it several times, we found out they don't make a kit to fit my distributor. I wanted to car running again, so I decided to just put the points back in. I did, and now I don't have spark. The condenser is new, and the gap is correct. I'm getting some voltage out of the coil, but only about one volt. I have hooked it up to an external coil though, and still didn't get spark at the points. My dad claims the oil and amp light used to come on when the car's ignition was in the accessory position, but they don't any more. Not sure if this is related, but it seems it could be. So, what am I missing? I feel kind of idiotic for not being able to figure this out, but I'm sure there is something obvious I'm missing. Thanks in advance. -Ted http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1374415&rss=1 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:58 GMT Hi, I was recently going to put an electronic ignition in my 544. I ended up having been sent the wrong kit by iPD, and after talking with them about it several times, we found out they don't make a kit to fit my distributor. I wanted to car running again, so I decided to just put the points back in. I did, and now I don't have spark. The condenser is new, and the gap is correct. I'm getting some voltage out of the coil, but only about one volt. I have hooked it up to an external coil though, and still didn't get spark at the points. My dad claims the oil and amp light used to come on when the car's ignition was in the accessory position, but they don't any more. Not sure if this is related, but it seems it could be. So, what am I missing? I feel kind of idiotic for not being able to figure this out, but I'm sure there is something obvious I'm missing. Thanks in advance. -Ted http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1374414&rss=1 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:55 GMT I was kind of leaning towards a nicer one, but there aren't really enough of these around to warrant being picky. I'm either getting one of these or a V70R, hence the price target. I wouldn't mind one that needed a little work. However, I would be willing to pay the premium to find one with a manual transmission. And I'll definitely post on TurboBricks. Thanks. -Ted http://www.brickboard.com/V8/?id=1339438&rss=1 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:02 GMT Hi, I'm looking to buy a Volvo wagon with a V8 conversion. I'm really impartial as to whether it's a 7 series or a 9. I'd prefer a Ford powerplant, and a manual transmission, but am willing to be versatile on that too. Does anyone have one for sale or know of one for sale? I'm looking to spend in the twelve thousand range at most. I'm in SC, but can travel. Let me know what y'all know about. Leave a message here, or my email is austin.mini.man@gmail.com. Thanks for any help. -Teð http://www.brickboard.com/V8/?id=1339429&rss=1 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:26 GMT Use the text input below to search brickboard.com query http://www.brickboard.com/FIND/