scotlad
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| posted on 10/12/05 at 01:46 PM |
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Coil troubles
Hi guys
i'm out in the garage trying to get an old pinto engined robin hood going. anybody tell me how to check a coil? i'm not getting a
spark.
any help appreciated
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britishtrident
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| posted on 10/12/05 at 02:48 PM |
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If its on points ignition start with the points -- are you getting a spark at the points ?
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/12/05 at 05:48 PM |
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Put a plug lead into the king lead hole and a plug in the other end, earth it and turn the engine over.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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scotlad
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| posted on 10/12/05 at 06:17 PM |
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Aha it works! coil wasn't earthing properly! thanks guys!
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 10/12/05 at 07:38 PM |
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Little tip for those running the Cortina Motorcraft type Pinto distributor with points . Remove or bipass the little black box in the low tension lead
from coil neg. and make a small earth lead between one of the points securing screws and the distributor base plate screws . This cuts down the
voltage drop across the points and helps with starting .
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James
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 02:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Little tip for those running the Cortina Motorcraft type Pinto distributor with points . Remove or bipass the little black box in the low tension lead
from coil neg. and make a small earth lead between one of the points securing screws and the distributor base plate screws . This cuts down the
voltage drop across the points and helps with starting .
Might have done that already but have added this post to favourites anyway!
Cheers for the tip,
James
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