You might find that cleaning up all the connections and making sure everything is crimped and plugged properly might even solve it.
Cheers, Cam CM510 www.sprite.com.au/cm510 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 8:23 PM Subject: Re: URGENT - starting problems!! > I think that is correct - it is shorted out when starting to increase > current to the coil for a bigger spark to get the thing running, and > then when it is running it falls back to a lower current to stop the > points from burning out premarturely. > > Friday, November 01, 2002, 7:55:48 PM, you wrote: > > CM> Yeah that's it, not worth anythin really, just got to find one. No doubt > CM> some one will correct me if I'm wrong, but the purpose is to increase > CM> voltage or current to the coil under 'start' conditions to help fire the > CM> engine. You could probably just jump the ballast resistor and find that > CM> you'd cure the problem. > > CM> Cheers, > > CM> Cam > CM> CM510 > CM> www.sprite.com.au/cm510 > > CM> ----- Original Message ----- > CM> From: "Mark Firman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CM> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CM> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 6:47 PM > CM> Subject: Re: URGENT - starting problems!! > > > >> Hey Cam, thanks for the reply, > >> what exactly is the ballast resistor?? > >> Is it the resitor looking thing that is screwed onto the inside front of > CM> the engine bay?? just near the coil?? > >> Would this cause a problem that comes and goes as it pleases?? because > CM> sometimes the car starts and sometimes it wont! > >> If it is most likely this, where do i get a new one and how much are > CM> they?? > >> Thanks mate, > >> Mark. > >> > >> --- "Cam McKinnon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >Ballast resistor is stuffed > >> > > >> >Cheers, > >> > > >> >Cam > >> >CM510 > >> >www.sprite.com.au/cm510 > >> > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: "Mark Firman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 5:36 PM > >> >Subject: URGENT - starting problems!! > >> > > >> > > >> >> Hi all, > >> >> sorry but this is URGENT - > >> >> my 1600 refuses to start :( > >> >> It had the same problem a few days ago and i thought it was the fuel > >> >evaporating in the carb cos it was real hot, but today the engine is > CM> almost > >> >cold and it still doesn't start! > >> >> I found that it runs fine when the starter is engaged but when you let > CM> the > >> >key turn back the engine dies :( I dont think it has any spark or > >> >something... > >> >> What could cause this? Is there some way i can check whats wrong/fix > CM> it?? > >> >> ANY HELP would be greatly appreciated!! > >> >> Thanks guys, > >> >> Mark. > >> >> > >> >> _____________________________________________________________ > >> >> Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > >> >> ---> http://www.ozdat.com > >> >> > >> >> _____________________________________________________________ > >> >> Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CM> w/No > >> >Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > >> _____________________________________________________________ > >> Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > >> ---> http://www.ozdat.com > >> > >> _____________________________________________________________ > >> Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get [EMAIL PROTECTED] w/No > CM> Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag > >> > >> > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Bob mailto:rcs07@;uow.edu.au > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@;datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
