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Sparking coil
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Sun, 07 August 2005 10:13
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Hey, I got home this morning and noticed my engine was idling strangely. It was missing every ten or so seconds and I could hear something sparking under the bonnet. I had a look and because it was still dark I could see a spark jumping between +ve and -ve on the coil in time to when it was missing. I have covered both with electrical tape and seems to have stopped.
I have a 1GGE in an RA40 run with wolf 3D v3. There is an extra wire on the coil for aftermarket tacho.
Just wondering why it would have been sparking and if electrical tape is reasonable fix. Should it just have been insulated in the first place?
cheers
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Sparking coil
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Sun, 07 August 2005 10:54
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The tape wont fix it for long.
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Perth
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November 2002
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Re: Sparking coil
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Sun, 07 August 2005 12:51
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Do the points need some sort of rubber cover you think cool1?
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Melbourne
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October 2003
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Re: Sparking coil
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Sun, 07 August 2005 15:28
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Check for a crack on the coil. Sometimes the tinyiest hairline crack can cause a spark to jump. Also check for oil/other contaminates
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Sparking coil
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Sun, 07 August 2005 21:30
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Yeah, I'd be looking at trying another coil.
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: Sparking coil
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Sun, 07 August 2005 23:22
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| hemi twofifteen turbo wrote on Mon, 08 August 2005 01:28 |
Check for a crack on the coil. Sometimes the tinyiest hairline crack can cause a spark to jump. Also check for oil/other contaminates
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yar, give it a good clean first.. then replace if still doing it.. crud can be remarkably conductive..
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