Mike C
07-15-2003, 07:26 PM
Well I was having fun tonight. I swapped exhaust housings tonight on my 50 trim so the wife and I were out in the back roads of Grove City doing some datalogs. Everything was going so wonderful. 20 PSI 20 degrees timing advance at the top of 3rd, 1550-1600 EGTS. Well I decided to turn it up a little more to about 22PSI and at about 6000 RPM in 3rd gear, BANG and the engine dies :cuss I was fortunately able to get off the side of the road which wasn't fun with no power brakes and going about 100MPH. The first thing I thought was timing belt. Had no tools. Took the oil cap off and had the wife turn it over. Cams spin so I know it didn't break. Engine turns over but won't start. No unusual noises though. Get towed home. Do a compression test. 170-180 across. Didn't blow headgasket or throw a rod. It now starts to pour so I haven't been able to check anything else yet. Waiting to push it from the street into garage. I'm guessing either a fuse, alternator, or coil pack. I've been thinking my alternator might be on its way out anyway. I only get about 13 or so volts during operation and I know thats a little low. Question: Are 1g and 2g coil packs directly swappable? My next door neighbor has a 91 TSI so I could probably borrow his coil pack for troubleshooting. Oh well I guess I won't be going to NTR tomorrow. Hopefully its something simple. :thumb