What type of electronic ignition system is in the car? Make, model?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DASHWOOD, Dean, FM Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 4:01 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Coil confusion Listers, I need some help understanding which coil I should have on my car. The car is a Spitfire 1500, but at some point in its history it's been fitted with an electric (optical type) ignition system. Last night, the car wouldn't start, and the breakdown mechanic identified the coil as being the cause of the problem. His manuals showed that the coil originally fitted to the car was one with a ballast resistor - and indeed I know that this ballast resistor has been discussed on this list many times in the past. But the coil he removed from the car didn't appear to have a ballast resistor fitted. The mechanic suggested that this resistor probably wasn't required because of the electronic ignition, but since I don't have any documents to go with the ignition system, I don't know for sure. The new (12V, no ballast resistor) coil which he fitted has solved the problem in the short-term, but it does seem to be getting very warm, even after just a few minutes of idling, which leads me to believe that it's probably not the right one. I don't know if the old one was correct either. Does anyone with any experience of similar electronic ignition systems have any advice? Should I be using a coil with a ballast resistor with this ignition system? If not, does it make any difference which coil I fit? (The mechanic last night said that his catalogue listed around 20 12V coils, and since there were no markings on my old coil he had no way of knowing which was the correct one.) Thanks, Dean --------------------- *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
