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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:23 pm 
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not any of the engine bay fuses?

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:28 pm 
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No "cut" wires??

Coulda had a frayed wire or something and the spark was it shorting out and burning out the wire??
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:32 pm 
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f**k

s**t won't even turn belts over anymore. just makes a loud click, thats it. not battery, tried the one from the 'goon. lights dim when trying to start though.

self test - comes up with 777 & 778 - my fans aren't working :roll: which i know, as they're not connected. has no faults stored in its memory either.

so, back to square -1!

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:49 pm 
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Should flown some C*** over from Vic to do it for you fraser... :P

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:50 pm 
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f**k p****d jared - was working, now not! :evil:

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:01 pm 
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f**k p****d jared - was working, now not! :evil:


well was kinda working when i left .....
then u and clampy touched it...

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:08 pm 
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haha, needs the magic touch of frank clearly!
sounds like a f**k, and im at work so ill stay out of it :P

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:36 pm 
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sounds bloody whack fraser.

anything in the ford manuals? they have a troubleshooting bit?

swap the ECU over?

did it ever start at all after that big blue spark?

 

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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:44 am 
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how are your earths lookin, sounds like you have a short somewhere
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:08 am 
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uglybob wrote:
hey all

had an issue with the car - went to start it up, and got a lovely blue spark on/near the intake manifold/fuel rail, where the leads were coming through from the coil - coil/leads/plugs are all brand spankers - and now the car will turn over, put a few pops through the exhaust, but won't start - guessing leads and/or a fuse somewhere?

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When you went to start the car, you had the bonnet up ..right ? Had you just finished working on it..fitting the new leads or w/e ?

I'd be checking leads are in the correct firing order . Also check the leads from the starter motor for shorting out.
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:46 am 
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bonnet was off, earth lead is fine (checked) hasn't started since blue spark, leads are def in correct order (checked 4 times :? ) have tried swapping battery, will try ECU and check - it better not be that, its an EF XR6 one :evil:

 

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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:55 am 
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uglybob wrote:
bonnet was off, earth lead is fine (checked) hasn't started since blue spark, leads are def in correct order (checked 4 times :? ) have tried swapping battery, will try ECU and check - it better not be that, its an EF XR6 one :evil:


Double check all leads to/from battery and starter motor. Flash could have been from the accelorator cable acting as an earth. Run a jumper lead from the chassis to the negative battery terminal. Check all fuses and circuit breakers.
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:10 am 
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will do. have checked all fuses in car (in fuse box) and the 6 in the engine bay - are there any others? :?

 

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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:15 am 
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will do. have checked all fuses in car (in fuse box) and the 6 in the engine bay - are there any others? :?


Think that's about it. Interior light working ok ?
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:17 am 
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yep, although dims quite a bit when trying to start the car - have swapped battery, but is not the cause - light still dims

 

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