Not much makes me sad

n5hsr · 2005-08-24T02:33:23+00:00

But at 144,053 miles, on a road trip, our engine started sounding like it had metal on the inside of it rattling around. Took us a day to get it trailered back to the repair shop here. I expect that we are going to have to scrap the Previa and I can't afford a replacement right now.Charles of Kankakee

Aug 24, 2005 21 Replies

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Gord Beaman 20 years ago

Yeh...that computes Charles...

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Ray O 20 years ago

Actually, the distributor-less ignitions currently in vogue seem to be pretty reliable because there are no moving parts to wear. A pickup senses crank angle and position and the coil on each cylinder fires when commanded. No mechanical link to self-destruct or leak or wear or get out of adjustment.

GM had some issues with the crank angle sensor on their early attempts at distributor-less ignition but I haven't heard any complaints lately.

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