Re: '93 civic, engine cuts out while driving on highway ?

"robb" <some@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:13jidmm8gfqcd93
@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Tegger,
> i took my igniter apart to see what was inside. (it is labeled
> OKI.)
> 
>  i popped the plastic panel off the back there was sticky (but
> not strong) transparent gel around the electronics. I could see
> smallish silver wires welded to each outer ternminal and then
> connected  to contact points/pads on the circuit board.. while
> removing the gel *carefully* with Q-tip,  one of the silver wires
> easily came away from it's pad/tower.  then one of the
> pads/towers (that the wires connected to)  just lifted off the
> circuit board ( no  force ) this was not good as i could not
> budge any of the remaining contact pads by jamming with a Q-tip.
> when i inspected the pad and circuit board with a magnifyng glass
> there appeaared to be corrosion or oxidation where the loose pads
> were mounted
> 
> so i tested switching electronics by using sharp probes and
> making the test contacts directly onto circuit board pads or pad
> mount points...  to my surprise the ignitor ****works and
> switches ****
> 
> So in my case it seems to be a mechanical failure  with the
> circuit  connections... inside the ignitor
> 
> rob
> 
> 
> 


Very interesting. I'd love to see pictures, if you can get them.
Especially 
of the wire having come loose from its pad.

Grahame Wood has similar pics on his Web site, here:
http://www.gcw.org.uk/rover/igniter.htm

-- 
Tegger

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