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Coil Question General
I have a 85 renault alliance with starting problems once warmed up.
I replace the coil and that did not solve the problem. In the old days when you took the high voltage lead off the distributor and held it close to a ground and cranked the engine it would jump the gap with a good spark. The spark I get from my 85 is rather anemic. I have to look close to see if it is even sparking. Should I see a more intense spark? thanks tom |
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Tjacobs wrote:
> I have a 85 renault alliance with starting problems once warmed up. > I replace the coil and that did not solve the problem. > > In the old days when you took the high voltage lead off the > distributor and held it close to a ground and cranked the engine it > would jump the gap with a good spark. The spark I get from my 85 is > rather anemic. I have to look close to see if it is even sparking. > Should I see a more intense spark? Yes! Wipe out the inside and outside of the distributor cap and do the plug leads and rotor as well. I had a similar problem on my '82 BMW 320. -- Graham W http://www.gcw.org.uk/ PGM-FI page updated, Graphics Tutorial WIMBORNE http://www.wessex-astro-society.freeserve.co.uk/ Wessex Dorset UK Astro Society's Web pages, Info, Meeting Dates, Sites & Maps Change 'news' to 'sewn' in my Reply address to avoid my spam filter. |
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