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Fairly basic CRT twin trace.
Have you checked the cam position sensor, it could be messing things up
Looks like you found the problemMaybe just maybe.....
Have a look at these three pictures -
Picture 1 - the missing tooth that tells the ECU it's 20 degrees after TDC
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Picture 2 - What the teeth around a flex plate fixing hole look like
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Picture 3 - what one of mine look like (just like a timing mark!)
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If this isn't all the problems I have, it certainly won't be helping!
So, anybody with a spare P38 Reluctor ring lying about, or how successful would be the option of manufacturing the two missing teeth and welding them in position.
(Particularly my welding!)
Cheers
Peter
Oh yeah your totally right of courseSorry, I think that you are confusing a flex plate (picture below of what was removed and replaced) which links the flywheel to the torque convertor; and the reluctor ring, which is riveted to the flywheel and provides the timing pluses to the GEMS ECU.
The only thing I failed to do, even though I checked that none of the pegs were bent, was to miss the fact I had two pegs missing as when you can see one gap, the other one is hidden in the bell-housing.
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my dad had one exactly the same until I fitted ngk's then it was not so bad it was all down to following a sequence of starting 2 throttle pumps no throttle half choke and it was away every time until then we had to do the hot plugs trickThe worst car I ever had for not starting was a 1972 Simca 1100.