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 17 2015, 06:49 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 decided to eliminate the possibility that the coil was the culprit... for 19$ it couldn't hurt in the process of elimination.
Not luck on getting it started though. One very odd thing I did notice is that during a test I had the key in the on position. Was poking around for shorts and hope to here the something click on... I managed to rub my arm across the new coil and was HOT.. hot enough to burn my skin. I can't imagine this is normal... should my coil be burning hot to the touch with just the key on? Could this be related to why I'm not starting? Starting to really scratch my head at this issue! |
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