Craig, I don't know the type of the ignition system, I'm afraid. I had a brief look last night, but I couldn't see anything in the dark. I will have another (not so brief) look tonight, and hopefully get back to you tomorrow.
Dean -------------- -----Original Message----- From: Craig Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 December 2003 12:44 To: DASHWOOD, Dean, FM; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Coil confusion 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 --------------------- *********************************************************************************** The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. Registered in Scotland No 90312. Registered Office: 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2YB. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority This e-mail message is confidential and for use by the addressee only. If the message is received by anyone other than the addressee, please return the message to the sender by replying to it and then delete the message from your computer. Internet e-mails are not necessarily secure. The Royal Bank of Scotland plc does not accept responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent. Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by The Royal Bank of Scotland plc in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. Visit our websites at: http://www.rbs.co.uk/CBFM http://www.rbsmarkets.com ******************************************************************************** *** 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!
