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| Author: | carter [ Sat May 31, 2008 1:16 pm ] |
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ok my brother wants to start his car for the first time so i went out to help him and he has no spark so i mucked around for a while and got spark at his points ok so now i turn it over and no spark at the leads going onto the spark plugs.... i dont know what to do next any help will be appreciated.... the distributor is one of those ones with the leads and cap as one sealed unit |
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| Author: | DOZ [ Sat May 31, 2008 1:29 pm ] |
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get a spare lead and stick it on the coil. put a spark plug on the end and crank, see if the coil is firing ok but don't hold onto plug otherwise you will get fried, use pliers or something as you need the plug earthed yeah (compredeh ) dan |
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| Author: | Bubbacluby [ Sat May 31, 2008 1:37 pm ] |
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My bro says that the coil is working and the points are sparking. Could it be the condensor?? |
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| Author: | DOZ [ Sat May 31, 2008 1:44 pm ] |
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If the condensor is not working then the engine won't run properly, but you should still be able to see a spark at the plug |
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| Author: | carter [ Sat May 31, 2008 1:56 pm ] |
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ok so i get my brother to turn the car over and the coil is firing and there is a spark at the points but i put the circuit tester in the end of the lead and get my bro to turn it over and there is no light so i dont know whats goin on?????? we havent started the car b4 we only got it about a week ago.... |
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| Author: | d1ck0 [ Sat May 31, 2008 2:03 pm ] |
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carter wrote: ok so i get my brother to turn the car over and the coil is firing and there is a spark at the points but i put the circuit tester in the end of the lead and get my bro to turn it over and there is no light
What lead would you be talking about here? Hopefully not the plug/coil lead. To test for spark from the coil:
Hold the metal body of the plug against the block/head so it gets a good earth. Whilst cranking the engine, check to see if the plug has a spark jumping accross the gap. If so coils good, if not coils not good. And as stated be careful how you hold the plug as the coil puts out thousands of volts, but with very low ampage. |
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| Author: | carter [ Sat May 31, 2008 2:23 pm ] |
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ok it is now firing and all is good thanks a lot fellas |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Sat May 31, 2008 2:24 pm ] |
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So how is it running after sitting for so long ? |
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| Author: | i got a mini [ Sat May 31, 2008 4:13 pm ] |
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hey i am the owner of this little beast the carby is filling up of fuel but it wont start buy it self i need to pour fuel down the carby to make it start other wise it wont start any ideas what it could be??? |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Sat May 31, 2008 5:30 pm ] |
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If you have to pour petrol down the throat of the carby it must be a fuel supply problem. 1) Is there fuel in the tank? Is there fuel in the carby? 2) Is the pickup blocked in the tank? 3) Are all the hoses on the fuel pipe hooked up? 4) Is there a fuel filter? Is it blocked or split? 5) Is the fuel pump working? 6) Is the needle valve in the carby blocked up? 7) Is the jet in the bottom of the carby blocked? Pull the fuel hose off the float bowl and see if the pump is pumping when you turn the motor over. Try filling the carby with fresh petrol. Undo the three screws on the float bowl and clean out any old fuel or dirt and fill with fresh fuel. |
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| Author: | i got a mini [ Sat May 31, 2008 5:36 pm ] |
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thanks heaps i will try that and c what happens and i will let ya no |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Sat May 31, 2008 6:28 pm ] |
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How much old fuel was in the tank and did you drain it and put fresh fuel in ? Depending on how long it sat for the fuel line could be full of crap/rust/sludge or petrol with the octane rating of water due to the age of it . |
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| Author: | carter [ Sat May 31, 2008 7:17 pm ] |
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ah no fuel was left in tank or lines so we dont know |
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| Author: | i got a mini [ Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:59 am ] |
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we figured it out we had a blockige in the fuel filter so we took it off and what u no my car breathed life |
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| Author: | cush [ Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:03 am ] |
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/me wonders if we were helping carter steal "i got a mini"'s car..
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