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« Reply #60 on: January 21, 2012, 10:12:42 PM » |
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did that about 5 times. what i really need to know is why its sparking from the live wire at the coil
its unusual thats why i asked about volage 12volt low tension shuold find it hard or shouldnt jump like that unless there,s a crack or a damp track for it to follow . where as high tension I.E.. coil king lead or plug lead will jump that distance easly, could do with a couple of ,snap shots, of youre set up ,, may be able to spot something, and the model num of the distributor |
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« Reply #61 on: January 21, 2012, 10:15:08 PM » |
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can you hear the spark jump at the coil loud ,crack,, or just see it ?
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« Reply #62 on: January 21, 2012, 10:15:26 PM » |
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Y'know there's a lot to be said for the simple spring actuated points set!!!!! along with the very cheap and cheerfull spare set you keep in your top pocket, just in case! cost, very little, availability, excellent, "get you home" context, priceless......
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« Reply #63 on: January 21, 2012, 10:32:16 PM » |
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hmm. i'll try putting the old coil back on her tomorrow and go thru the whole system. hope i aint got a dodgy coil as that lot wasnt cheap
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« Reply #64 on: January 21, 2012, 10:33:53 PM » |
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can you hear the spark jump at the coil loud ,crack,, or just see it ?
oh u can see and hear it just fine as its bloody bright and loud |
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« Reply #65 on: January 21, 2012, 10:41:33 PM » |
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sounds like a high tension spark then
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« Reply #66 on: January 21, 2012, 10:49:08 PM » |
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Just re read this....
It only happens with a lead disconnected...
Which part of the coil body does it arc to?
Are you sure its arcing from the + terminal and not to it from the king lead?
How secure is the boot over the lead onto the coil?
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« Reply #67 on: January 21, 2012, 10:57:23 PM » |
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sounds like a H T crack (spark) to me ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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« Reply #68 on: January 21, 2012, 11:47:13 PM » |
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new ht leads as well. i really do appreciate all the help guys
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« Reply #69 on: January 21, 2012, 11:51:56 PM » |
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its a pity you dont live closer to me i,d pop round ,,,
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« Reply #70 on: January 21, 2012, 11:53:12 PM » |
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Sorry to keep asking , but have you sucked the vacuum capsule { flying saucer } .
It really is a crucial question .
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« Reply #71 on: January 22, 2012, 01:19:42 AM » |
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how do u mean by sucked? not something iv heard of before
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« Reply #72 on: January 22, 2012, 02:17:35 AM » |
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how do u mean by sucked? not something iv heard of before
he means disconnect the vacume tube that go,s from the dizzy to the carb and suck on the tube with the other end still connected to the dizzy and with the dizzy cap off see if the baseplate moves this will tell you if the advance and retard mechanisim is working or not ,,,its not something that would bother me at this point.in time.... more important to sort the spark,s out .. |
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« Reply #73 on: January 22, 2012, 06:15:30 AM » |
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Just my 2p again ........I bought exactly the same thing from them. The guy did ask me specifically which distributor I had. I thought the kit fitted all the range,but apparently not for some reason (cant remember what he said about this). P'raps you have the wrong model? If you dont sort it,maybe worth a call to them on Monday?
Fifer is asking about the sucking,as if it works(plate moves),then the post underneath is connected,if it doesnt move,then post isnt engaged.Its easy to think it is 'home',I did this when I trial fitted everything .Although as spanners said,I cant really see how this would matter at this basic stage of fault finding?
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« Reply #74 on: January 22, 2012, 01:51:01 PM » |
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this is a pic of the clip holder on the roter catching the spark plug cap. found out sparking was down to a bad earth
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