Ok last 2 nights same thing has happened.

 

last night i drove my car around abit in the day, went to a mates at night, stayed there for a few hours and went to leave at about 2am

my car woudlnt start, so i first checked if i was getting spark (by getting the dizzy end of the main lead and holding it close to the body of the car while turning the car over, it was only sparking about once a second, when it should have been doing about 4 a second

i got a lift home and went back today at around midday with another coil and a few different leads, tried different lead and coil combinations and still the same thing,

then after doing this for a while got my mate to call the RAA,

while waiting for them to come, i figured id put the original coil back in, when i did this i checked the spark again and it seamed ok,

so i plugged it in and up it started, and was running fine, so we told the RAA not to come.

i then drove it around a fair bit today, 150ish k's actually.

and after work went to my mates house again, at about 11, and stayed there until just before 1, when i went to go home

and once again, the same frikn problem! so got another lift home and here i am now asking you knowledgeable forum members if you know what is going on/

 

the car in question is a standard 4k ke70,

 

any help would be appreciated

-Cheers, alex

check your points. your points are what tells the coil when to fire, if the don't send the message the coil wont work.

even simpler, check your plugs, as they are critical, and often left unchecked.

 

Also, often they can look fine, but are actually fcuked

woudlnt be plugs because i wasnt getting a spark form the coil

 

it was the points gap in the end, was closed shut ... :)

i worked it out the next day,

adjusted it by eye, then adjusted timeing by ear to suit, running sweet now

 

tho sumtimes when i turn the motor over it turns over slower than befopre, but if i gas it it wil start right up.....

 

don't know what that means, but i don't mind

 

and yeah i did my research and found that the points is what earths the coil to make it spark,

i had originaly thoguht it might be points ( back when i didnt relay know what points did) but thought it coudlnt be because thats in the dizzy and coil is before dizzy

 

how wrong i was

Edited April 13, 200818 yr by Shizotimang

- buy a new set of points

- buy a setof feeler gauges

- set points properly

- set timing properly

- check dizzy cap lead posts for signs of wear/corrosion. If worn, replace.

 

Give that a shot :)

yeah, how much are new points?

its running fine now so i wont yet,

and i got a feeler guage :)

 

dizzy cap seams descent

I replaced my points and condensor in my ke25 and it cost like $20. If your going to replace the points you should do the condensor while your at it.

I thought points would be under $10? Condensor should cost more than points anyway and are easy to get a set at superdodgy auto :)

Edited April 14, 200818 yr by Raven

I thought points would be under $10? Condensor should cost more than points anyway and are easy to get a set at superdodgy auto :)

 

The points + the condensor cost me about $16 total from super dodgy, but that was with staff discount. So it would be around the $20 mark RRP.