CRAFTSMAN 161.210400 Manuals

Table of Contents

• 2

  Table of Contents
• 4

  Rules for Safe Automotive Testing
• 5

  Description
• 5

  Product View
• 6

  Function Selector
• 7

  Accessories
• 7

  Test Leads
• 8

  Connections for Engine Tests. Breaker Point Conventional Ignition Systems
• 9

  Connections for Engine Tests. Electronic Ignition Systems
• 10

  Test 1 - Starting and Cranking Voltage
• 10

  Test 2 - Starter Current Draw
• 11

  Test 3 - Starter Circuit Voltage Loss
• 12

  Test 4 - Charging System Voltage and Current
• 14

  "A" Circuit (Electronic Voltage Regulator) View
• 15

  "A" Circuit (External Voltage Regulator) View
• 16

  Test 5 - Alternator Condition
• 16

  Test 6 - Alternator Full Field
• 17

  Test 7 - Voltage Regulator
• 17

  Test 8 - Battery
• 18

  Test 9 - Ohms Test
• 18

  Ohmmeter Battery
• 18

  Ohms Tests on Various Vehicle Components
• 18

  Ohmmeter Connections
• 19

  Diode Tests on Ohms X 1000 Position
• 20

  Test 10 - Alternator Rotor and Stator
• 20

  Test 11 - Primary Coil Voltage
• 22

  Test 12 - Breaker Point Resistance
• 23

  Test 13 - Dwell Adjustment - Breaker Point Systems
• 23

  To Adjust Dwell on Engines that Have a Sliding Window in the Distributor Cap
• 24

  To Adjust Dwell on Engines with Non-Window Distributors
• 26

  Test 14 - Dwell Variation Test
• 27

  Test 15 - Dwell Angle - Electronic Ignition Systems
• 27

  Connections for Testing - Ford
• 29

  Connections for Testing - General Motors
• 30

  Ford/Chrysler/American Motors
• 30

  General Motors
• 31

  Test 16 - Initial Ignition Timing
• 31

  Test 17 - Timing Advance Systems
• 32

  Battery Post Adapter Connections for Starting Engine
• 32

  Plug End of Vacuum Line
• 33

  Electronic Spark Advance Systems
• 34

  Test 18 - Carburetor Adjustment - Mixture (Air/Fuel Ratio)
• 34

  Typical Single and Multiple Barrel Carburetors View
• 35

  Test 19 - Carburetor Adjustment - Curb Idle Speed
• 35

  Test 20 - Throttle Kicking Solenoids
• 35

  Anti-Dieseling Solenoid Adjustment
• 35

  Air-Conditioning Solenoid Adjustment
• 36

  Tests 21 and 22 - Fast Idle and Automatic Choke Adjustment
• 37

  Test 23 - Ignition Coil
• 37

  Ignition Coil Primary Resistance Test
• 38

  Coil Secondary Resistance on Ohms X 1000 Position
• 39

  Test 24 - Ignition Cables
• 40

  Test 25 - Ballast Resistor
• 41

  Test 26 - Ignition Switch
• 42

  Electronic Ignition Systems
• 43

  General Motors High Energy Ignition - Disabling Procedures
• 43

  Systems with Coil in Distributor Cap
• 43

  Systems with Separate Coil
• 43

  HEI with Electrical Diagnostic Connector
• 44

  Test 27
• 45

  American Motors Electronic Ignition Components
• 46

  Test 28
• 46

  Chrisler Electronic Ignition System
• 48

  Ford Electronic Ignition System
• 50

  Test 30
• 50

  Delco HEI Ignition System with Coil in Distributor Cap
• 52

  Test 31
• 52

  Delco HEI Ignition System with Separate Coil
• 54

  Test 32 - the General Motors C-3/C-4 System (Computer Command Control)
• 55

  Engine Condition
• 55

  Dwellmeter Readings
• 55

  Test 33 - Ground Strap Test (Engine to Body)
• 57

  Test 34A - Fuse Tests
• 58

  Test 34B - Horn
• 58

  Horn and Relay Circuit Connections View
• 59

  Test 34C - Low Voltage Drop Tests
• 59

  Voltage Loss Test Connections View
• 60

  Test 34D - Emission Control System Solenoids
• 60

  Test 34E - Lamps
• 60

  Test 34F - Motor Windings
• 61

  Test 34G - Rear Window Defroster Grid
• 61

  Test 34H - Electrical Wiring Harness
• 62

  Exploded View