Can someone point me to any links on the SPOUT connector??

[breakthru62]

I searched and looked around and I can't find the THE or Any article I need to learn about it from the begining. Please show my the way.

 

[nismotunedgtr]

What are you looking to know?

On my 92 its on the passenger side of the motor behind the alternator. Little gray rectangle connector hanging down. 2 wires.

Disconnect it to lock out the timing advance and set your base timing. Reconnect when timings set.

On my 92 STX I have my timing at 14* BTC and never hear a ping with 87.... Sure made a difference.

 

[breakthru62]

What are you looking to know?

On my 92 its on the passenger side of the motor behind the alternator. Little gray rectangle connector hanging down. 2 wires.

Disconnect it to lock out the timing advance and set your base timing. Reconnect when timings set.

On my 92 STX I have my timing at 14* BTC and never hear a ping with 87.... Sure made a difference.

Heck, I should have mentioned that. I'm trying to find it so I can set the timing.

 

[breakthru62]

So what happens if one doesn't disconnect the spout connector??

 

[Tedybear]

Basically put? You'll hose the engines timing.

Consider it this way: The computer needs to know the exact base timing in order to factor in how much it retards/advances during your driving. Different driving conditions require different settings in timing. Now if you move the disty trying to time it, without the spout disconnected? You are moving that base timing, and the computer won't know it! So every timing change it makes will be incorrect.

The SPOUT looks like a small inline fuse holder. Two wires...On ours, it is sticking out of the main wiring harness adjacent to the air conditioning housing.

I'm going to venture a possible guess. If you can not visually see the stinker, and you follow the harness from start to finish? Run your hand up and down the harness, paying attention to any good sized "Bumps" under the black covering/electrical tape they used. I'm tempted to wonder if they didn't wrap it up during the assembly process. This is not to suggest tearing all that neato wiring "neaten devices" apart, just wonder if it was sticking out where it should, and in the process it got wrapped up in tape.

S-

 

[breakthru62]

Thanks Teddy and everyone else!!!!!

To anyone who was paying attention to this thread (not much going on here, but still maybe it helps)........

I disconnected the "spout" connection and timed it. After a few minutes of not finding the timing marks with the timing light, I checked the plug wires and found that #1 & #3 were switched. So, after swapping those two wires and setting the timing......I got back all the power and she runs like a champ. Thanks to you guys for the info and the such!!!!

Scott

Also, I found the spout connector and disconnected it......so alls well. Thanks fellas!!!!