Thread: 186 Engine problem NEED HELP

I found it very informative too Schmierer Well... it's a couple of months on from my last post on this thread. Been driving the 186 around (got a Detroit locker for the back and LSD for the front! goes great). That radiator I 'found' leaks as well but only very very slowly so it's still in there. but I'm pretty sure that I need a new one. A couple of the cores have been sealed off ie there is no cooling effect from those cores. correct me if I'm wrong but that would reduce my cooling ability pretty badly? she likes to get hot when you drive in 2nd and 3rd constantly, for eg, when climbing a range, or driving steadily down a dirt track. And when I went out on the weekend, was trying to keep up with a Rodeo down the highway so i was sitting on 90km/hr for a while and the temp started to climb as well. (no overdrive). I have a new/ready to be fixed gearbox on the way! so I will be building that over the coming months. Should be very exciting and informative since it's my first time even pulling a gearbox apart. I have a 2.25 engine on the way as well, it needs lots of love too. that will be project for the future.

1. Are you using a compatible electronic coil (correct) or the old points coil?
2. Are you using the original coil +ve wire or have you run a new decent sized wire from the ignition switch (correct)?
3. Have you double/triple checked the timing order? 1-5-3-6-2-4 clockwise.
4. Have you checked the dissy rotor is in the correct position with regards to the contacts in the cap? These dissies fire when the pointy star rotor lines up its teeth with the teeth on the pickup around it. The rotor must overlap the cap contact under no vacuum and full vacuum conditions. Mark the position of no.1 lead position accurately on the dissy base so you can see it with the cap off. I've seen rough handling shear the locating lug out of the rotor.
5. Have you closely inspected ALL the lead contact clips for burning and damage?
6. Have you got a timing light to check the timing? Under $40 on ebay you know.
7. Have you got the correct cap and rotor, genuine and spotlessly clean, not chinese copy rubbish?
8. Are the screws holding the ignition module to the dissy base clean and tight?
9. Is there heat sink paste under the module?
10.Are the wires to the module loose?

That should keep you going for a few minutes...