Sorry Jim, stupid question, you quite clearly say where the diode should go.
On Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 4:58:04 PM UTC Jim Hearne wrote:
> I’m assuming it’s an injection engine.
> What is happening is that when you turn the ignition off, power is flowing
> from the alternator warning light
Thank you Jim that sounds a distinct possibility, the car is running carbs
but the ignition is edis/megajolt, so the electrical system should behave
as fuel injection car. I will try turning on something electric that is
not powered via relays and see what happens. I take it the diode should
I’m assuming it’s an injection engine.
What is happening is that when you turn the ignition off, power is flowing from
the alternator warning light pin , through the alternator warning light and
supplying power to the ignition / fuel pump relays.
This doesn’t happen on carbed car as the
.. but not today, stopping the engine is the problem. Fired up the
saloon today, first time for a few weeks, no problem starting but when i
turned the key to off the engine continued to run and did so on subsequent
start/stop tests. Only clue is ignition warning light comes on when key
