scooby_doo_do
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 12:25 PM |
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I'm so Dizzy...
I'm wondering if someone could possibly help. I have a C20XE engined Westifled that i think is slightly underpowered at the moment (135ish
bhp@wheels). After a service the mechanic mentioned that we should change the distributor cap and rotor arm as the arm moves about 1cm in each
direction, and so does the cap. He said it was a miricle that the car is running.
So off we went to vauxhall, who suggested we need an entire new distributor as the one we have is for a Astra 1.8.
The third person suggests we spoke to suggests we don't do anything with it as its all working as should..
Just wondering what to do now... leave it alone, replace parts or replace the lot.?
suggestions much appreciated.
Many thanks
Craig.
Westfield 2.0 XE Redtop
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 12:29 PM |
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I would get a 2.0L Distributor off ebay and try it with a new cap an darm etc. No harm in trying.
Or, if youre looking to increase power, then maybe fuel injection with bike throttle bodies would give you what youre after.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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mookaloid
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 12:34 PM |
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Megajolt 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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scooby_doo_do
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 12:40 PM |
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k, thats what i'm thinking at the minute. It has Bike carbs at the moment and kent cams i think...
Westfield 2.0 XE Redtop
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matty h
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 01:32 PM |
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Like said megajolt or H and H solutions distributer they will be at Stoneliegh with special show offers.If you have carbs I would think you have a Mk2
cavalier unit with vacuum advance.
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 01:34 PM |
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i have a c20xe on bike carbs. megajolt is the way forward
Craig
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blakep82
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 03:37 PM |
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megajolt  or another electronic system of your choice.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 04:38 PM |
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1) don't go to vauxhall garage
2) Take specialist advice as your engine may not be "standard"
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scooby_doo_do
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 05:09 PM |
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ok, so if i rule out Vauxhall, i still have one person saying replace the cap and rotar arm and the other saying don't replace anything.
it just seems everyone has different opinions. lol...
I'll get there in the end..
Westfield 2.0 XE Redtop
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 05:35 PM |
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To be honest, why bother with all the hassle of dizzy caps, rotor arms and points, constant fiddling, electronic is the way to go.
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scooby_doo_do
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 07:37 PM |
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here's some pics of it... and the newly broken water cap thing.. luckily i wasn't driving. My unfortunate freind had the fun of having his
toes soaked at 70mph by boiling coolant...
www.tripkings.co.uk/broke
Westfield 2.0 XE Redtop
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