Engine Became Un-coiled

"... I was on a narrow twisty road miles from human contact and I found a wide spot on the road so I coasted over and came to a stop. I began to wonder what it could be and how I was going to get help if it was serious. There's no cell service anywhere and I hadn't seen anyone on the road for a bit but I knew there'd be someone where I was headed..."

Then I heard the sound... it was faint at first... then it grew louder...

Need some help?...

This... this is why you need to be able to fix your own damn car!!

...I think they stole his suitcase (and rack) while he was parked by the lake...

...AND his luggage rack!?

yep

Robert, so glad you had a great trip after being un-coiled!

Robert - what would cause that? Don't you have the CB Performance distributor and coil pack? I thought they had fancy ends that were less prone to coming off?

T

The newer ones are "snap-on" (not related to the tool company) while the older ones are just regular, old push-ons.  

What'chagonnado?  

Stuff happens.    Good catch, Robert!

Now....About that on-again-off-again luggage rack..........

What's with the now see it, now you don't luggage and rack? 

@Gordon 

So the newer ones use the 'brass ends' that screw onto the plug and then 'click' into place.  The reason I ask is because I had a Marauder/Deserter GT that used to spit out the coil wire from time to time. Coil was on the shroud... Distributor was 'fixed'. Something about the way the motor did it's thing would cause the wire to come un done.  Had to resort to a longer wire.

Good looking photos. I like the one in front of the cafe.

crhemi (Bill) posted:

What's with the now see it, now you don't luggage and rack? 

One of the reasons for today's trip, besides just spending time in the mountains, was to take photos for next year's calendar. I didn't bolt the luggage rack down, I just had it laying on the front seat. Sometimes the rack was on sometimes the rack was off.  Sort of like a version of the Karate Kid, you know, rack on, rack off.  (There's got to be a pun in there somewhere but I'll leave it to you guys)

TRP posted:

Robert - what would cause that? Don't you have the CB Performance distributor and coil pack? I thought they had fancy ends that were less prone to coming off?

T

When you build that lead for the coil you crimp the ends on yourself. Probably the guy that put it together needs to learn to do a better job crimping so it fits tighter. It is a push in though not a snap on/in. LOL

Great pics, Robert! Obviously, your repair skills came from your detailed review of this book... 

Absolutely. Very detailed. Kudos to the author. 

Yup.   It's right there on page 42.

Okay... so... funny story.  See the cover of the book Robert is holding? Here is what was happening just behind the photographer:

That's me. Struggling to hook up the speedster to flat tow it home.  I literally couldn't function. I may have tossed my cookies in the rocks in front of that Accord. I had the WORST hangover of my life. This is the aftermath of my 'scrappy do' incident.

Thank you, Scott for not letting me physically embarrass myself.

  Ted speaks the truth! While we were 'assisting' Dan with R&R of his broken clutch cable, Ted was on the other side of the driveway cursing the porcelain bus he was driving the night before! 

MusbJim posted:

  Ted speaks the truth! While we were 'assisting' Dan with R&R of his broken clutch cable, Ted was on the other side of the driveway cursing the porcelain bus he was driving the night before! 

Better you than me, Ted!  Been there just a few times too many. I hate that porcelain bus...