V6 Camaro SHOCKING me!!!
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V6 Camaro SHOCKING me!!! Hello fellas,
Well my brother in law picked up a 91 Camaro RS w/a 3.1L, not running. Well a so called "mechanic"took it in where it sat for 5 months. Well I went with him to pick it up and I took a day off to help get it running. Well I found, after using my meter, that the pick up coil was at fault. I replaced it and it started just fine. I turned it off and replaced the ignition module and threw a cap and rotor kit on her because the old parts were well...old. Started her up again, noticed it would die when I hit the gas so I loosened the distributor so I could time it...when I went to turn the dist, it shocked the living heck out of me. I went to touch the coil and it shocked me too. I replaced the wires because a boot from the coil/distributor wire came off. I got them on no problems, turned on the car and went to time it again and guess what...yup, shocked me yet again. I replaced the coil thinking it was the problem and after starting it again with the new coil, it proceeded to shock me yet AGAIN.
Well I am outta ideas. Can Anyone help me out??? Thanks in advance
Paul
Well my brother in law picked up a 91 Camaro RS w/a 3.1L, not running. Well a so called "mechanic"took it in where it sat for 5 months. Well I went with him to pick it up and I took a day off to help get it running. Well I found, after using my meter, that the pick up coil was at fault. I replaced it and it started just fine. I turned it off and replaced the ignition module and threw a cap and rotor kit on her because the old parts were well...old. Started her up again, noticed it would die when I hit the gas so I loosened the distributor so I could time it...when I went to turn the dist, it shocked the living heck out of me. I went to touch the coil and it shocked me too. I replaced the wires because a boot from the coil/distributor wire came off. I got them on no problems, turned on the car and went to time it again and guess what...yup, shocked me yet again. I replaced the coil thinking it was the problem and after starting it again with the new coil, it proceeded to shock me yet AGAIN.
Well I am outta ideas. Can Anyone help me out??? Thanks in advance
Paul
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It's really not THAT uncommon to get shocked like that. There IS about 20kv on those wires, and if you're touching anything grounded - which you are, unless you're floating - you're susceptible to getting a shock.
