74 2.0 F.I. NO spark, Ran before new battery |
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74 2.0 F.I. NO spark, Ran before new battery |
Nemisus |
May 17 2015, 02:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 1-October 11 From: North Bay CA Member No.: 13,631 Region Association: Northern California |
So I am stumped. When I took delivery of my newly acquired 74 914 the car would start up just fine with a jump box.
I went out and bought a new battery and now I have no spark... at lest from I can tell doing the simple spark tests I have done. I just did an Ohms test on my Ignition coil and here is what I got Primary: 1.4 Secondary: 10.41 Per the Pelican Technical Article I should see readings like this: primary coil winding's should give a reading of 0.3-0.6 ohms. Secondary coils should be near 600 ohms. If I understand my results I am significantly higher than where I should be? But does that mean my coil is is the cause of no spark. The only thing I changed was a busted fuel line and put in a new battery... Now the car will not start. Any ideas on where else to look? Thanks in advance Cheers Nem |
Nemisus |
May 24 2015, 03:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 1-October 11 From: North Bay CA Member No.: 13,631 Region Association: Northern California |
Ive been reading a bit about this.
Seems some have had failures and others have not. I'd say that is possible with anything. I just learned that I was only running on 3 cylinders. I discovered I had a clogged injector from the line side. Replaced the short lines and cleaned up what I could and now the 2.0 is running pretty well. All that aside this car will not be seeing the road anytime soon. I'm learning the entire floor board will need to be changed... If I'm going to get this restoration going I might as well get it ready for the hard stuff. Not that I imagine there is any other way... I was just hoping for something I could drive and fix as I went! I am a bit discouraged as I do not have the resources to get started. I can weld and am pretty mechanically inclined so I have full confidence I can do this. Just need some specialty tools to get it going. The biggest challenge is a finding a Rotisserie. I'm thrilled to death that I have a team of knowledgeable 914 enthusiasts to lead my way right here at 914world. I am only 34 so I have plenty of youth to get this car new again. I look forward to the challenges as well as the rewards when I am finished. Sorry this was winded... but I had to start somewhere. Thanks for all your info as recommendations. Cheers and stay tuned for some rusty pictures. Nemi |
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