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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:08 pm 
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Hi guys

My mums car died on the way from work, she was sitting at the lights and it just turned off, no luck kicking it over, so we got it towed home. The problems seems to be no spark. We could the problem be that causes the no spark?By the way, its an EL series 1

thanks guys, any help would be appreciated
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:12 pm 
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I'd be checking the coil out... any way you can grab a replacement temporarily to try out?

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:15 pm 
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Could be coil, TFI unit or hall effect in the dizzy.

They are the most common causes of stop dead in traffic and no spark.

Just a matter of trying to source some that you can borrow for testing.
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:18 pm 
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yeah ill try n work someything out, ill take it off my granpas car or something. Yeah so far ive tried, battery + connections, fuel, fuses and leads, and dizzy and all seem to be alrite. Ill give the coil a go. thats just under the inlet manifold above the engine mount yeah?
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:21 pm 
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Yep. Intake side, upper half of the block just rear of the mount.

Also check the coil lead. Had them fail/break before.
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:24 pm 
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i had the same thing happen and it was the dizzy, the cap and rotor was fine but the underneath part froze up or something

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:25 pm 
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yeah thanks 4.9 EF Futura, arm79 and TheMont for your replies. Will give the coil/ coil lead a go first. Also were is the TFI module situated?
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:27 pm 
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Its the grey module screwed to the front of the dizzy... With the big plug in it.
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:33 pm 
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ohh yeah i see it, its just above the oil filter, and its got 4 wires going into it.

Ill let yous know how i go

Thanks alot for the speedy replies!
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 11:26 pm 
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you can buy new aftermarket dizzys for under a 100 dollars somewhere i forget the name.
that should fix ur problem

when my dizzy was on its way out the engine would stop. i couldnt start it again, but after an hour or 2 it would start again...

good luck
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:53 pm 
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Turns out it was the coil.
thanks for your help guys!
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:16 am 
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good to hear you got it working properly again

 

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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:38 am 
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NOW GO GIVE IT A CAINING!

 

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