go to jaycar/dick smiths they are only $10
mine was doing a similar thing, when it was at the st position it wasnt giving power to the coil. i just spliced that wire into the acc for now.

hmm thats not a bad workaround if it is the problem. Such a pain. This years rego has hardly been used, i think ive driven my car 4 times.

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LUCAS THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS

at least lucas has trained many" apprentice auto electricians" that owned minis. Just think if it was not lucas you would not have these crazy problems and you would not lear anything.

the ign switch is catus.

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thanks for the confirmation dave. new ignition switch is in the mail. Just means another extended period without the mini on the road. GRRR.

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Clue is that in the "ACC" position you say everything works - including spark.

Spark should not be available when the key is in this position. I'd be double checking all the wiring around the switch and if everything looks OK then try another switch.

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Did you order a multimeter also?

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ill walk up to jaycar and grab one at lunch.

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ACC should never have a spark, its there so you dont have power to your coil when your standing still and want to your radio for instance.

IGN lets the coil go live so that as the motor runs the dizzy can get a charge.

you turn it one further to crank over the starter.

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Good man.

Do these checks:

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when you get your multi meter get a set of leads with the little clips on the end instead of a probe. These are very handy when doing the checks by yourself as one end can be conneted to power with out holding the probe.
Also get a circuit diagram for the model and as you test each item make a note on the test and result. Saves re-doing when you forget after checking things and circuits.
besides just checking for power a good idea is to check the conductivity of the crcuit using the "OHM" on your meter. handy for bad earth connections

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