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 Posted: 10-09-2010 10:41 pm
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subwoofer

 

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 Before you loosen too many things: Are you sure you have voltage at the coil? The fuse box is a really poor design, so it is completely possible to have a good fuse and still no voltage at the wire coming out of the fuse box. Have a helper jump a wire straight from the + terminal on the battery to the + terminal on the coil while cranking.

If it starts then the ignition is OK, if it stops again when you release the jumper wire Mr. Lucas is to blame. If it keeps running, it could be that the wire from the starter to the coil for bypassing the ballast resistor (if one is installed) is faulty - just making starting really difficult.

To get the distributor cap off, you have to release two steel spring clips holding the cap to the distributor base. Depending on dizzy orientation, one of them can be tricky to get to.

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Joachim

Last edited on 10-09-2010 10:45 pm by subwoofer