Thanks for the replies guys, Yeah my battery is in the boot, but i ruled that out as being the problem because i am using proper thick battery cable all the way to the front for pos and neg.. And also at the time the battery in the boot was being jumped by a 308 statesman... It can't hurt to try though, so tomorrow i will move the battery back up the front and see if it'll spark.. Thanks for your input Rick. As for the wiring, i did it myself from the ecu pinout. I have hooked up the constant 12v straight to the battery in the boot, and there is 12v running to that wire (i cant remember pin # either) when the engine is cranking. But i think your right in that it only richens it up a bit to get it going easier. I have had the car running before, but since moving the battery to the boot, changing fuel pumps and fitting a t25g turbo something has stopped it sparking :( When i first put the battery in the boot and tried to get it running i accidentally had a big short at the starter... We fixed that up though and when we cranked it over there was spark because the timing light was flashing, but since then it has decided to stop working! Very frustrating because it was working and then it seemed to stop working all by itself! Sorry for the long post but if anyone can think of any reason that it might not be working that would be great! I'm not ready to give up yet :) Very frustrating though because i am so close, yet so far! Thanks, Mark Firman
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:23 AM Subject: Re: CA18DET won't start... again > > Mark. > Is your battery in the boot?? > What quality wire did you use to run from the battery to the engine bay?? > > Zac or Tom had problems with his ECU not long ago, (I spoke to one of them > on MIRC about this subject) ( was very drunk at the time so I don't remember > which one it was) anyhow it turned out the quality of the main power wire > from the battery was not too good, he brought the batery to the front of te > car, hooked up a standard lead, and she fired and ran straight away. > He was using welder power wire which is very restrictive, very small copper > precentage, reason for this is welders get moved heaps, and if you use good > copper wire, they snap internally, or even worse melt. > So they use stiffer wire, and just pump up the amps. > You can not do this in a car. > > Just a thought mate. > Later. > Rick White. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Firman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 6:34 PM > Subject: Re: CA18DET won't start... again > > > > I pulled the crank angle sensor off and span it with the ignition on and i > > could hear injectors ticking away but there was definantly no spark :( > It's > > got me a bit stumped! Anyone got any ideas?? > > Thanks, > > Mark Firman > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cameron Stean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 1:02 PM > > Subject: RE: CA18DET won't start... again > > > > > > > check to see if the crank angle sensor is sending signals to the ecu. > > > > > > > > > >From: "Mark Firman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To: "OZDAT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Subject: CA18DET won't start... again > > > >Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 10:49:27 +1000 > > > > > > > >Hi, > > > >It's just problem after problem with my car! I hooked up my surge tank > > and > > > >pump and got my fuel system all finished and looking good - but now the > > > >thing won't spark! > > > >It turns over and has fuel pumping in, but it won't spark until you let > > the > > > >key back off the cranking position...... > > > >We checked the power at all the relays in case the 1600 barrel wasn't > > > >letting 12v through when in the start position but that wasn't it, > power > > is > > > >there but it just isn't sparking.. > > > >It has done this before a few months ago when i was trying to get it > > > >started, and from memory all i did was take the plugs out and clean > them > > up > > > >and then noticed that they sparked when i turned it over, so i put them > > > >back in and off she went. I've tried that this time but it was no > help... > > > >it seems like it could be one of those annoying intermittant problems > :( > > > >If anyone has any ideas or suggestions of what i should try to get it > > going > > > >again that would be really appreciated. I am close to getting the thing > > on > > > >the road now, only not if it wont start!! > > > >Thanks, > > > >Mark Firman > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > SEEK: Now with over 50,000 dream jobs! Click here: > > > http://ninemsn.seek.com.au?hotmail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --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/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
