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 Post subject: xh ute intermittent spark failure
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:28 pm 
Oompa Loompa
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xh ute has had motor replaced with an au engine (running dizzy ).

99% of the time the ute runs perfectly. The other 1% it refuses to start due to no spark.

I have put a brand new dizzy and coil in it.

so apart from the dizzy and coil what would cause an intermittent spark failure?
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 Post subject: Re: xh ute intermittent spark failure
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:49 am 
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elxr8chaser wrote:

so apart from the dizzy and coil what would cause an intermittent spark failure?



ecu?
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 Post subject: Re: xh ute intermittent spark failure
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:59 pm 
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its only on start-up and im running it on gas so shouldn't be the ecu.
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 Post subject: Re: xh ute intermittent spark failure
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:30 pm 
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Start up gas/petrol solenoid ????

 

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 Post subject: Re: xh ute intermittent spark failure
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:39 pm 
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nope, new solenoid.... and definitely spark related.
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 Post subject: Re: xh ute intermittent spark failure
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:00 pm 
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elxr8chaser wrote:
I have put a brand new dizzy and coil in it.




presume ya did the leads too?
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 Post subject: Re: xh ute intermittent spark failure
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 2:39 pm 
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the leads are not that old.

it runs perfect 99% of the time.
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