29 replies to this topic

[benjamini1997]

Yea accuspark shop, I only live half an hour away so I went up to them to get one

[KernowCooper]

Trip back and pont out the error then

[benjamini1997]

I dont know how to go about the coils though,because technically it's not the modules fault, it's the man I spoke too?? I mean I have the invoice for the coil

[KernowCooper]

so did the coil come from accusparks ? if so they are wrong, if it came from another supplier and they said get that sort then its bad advice so back on them

[benjamini1997]

Not an accuspark coil,It was from the nearest car parts shop to where I broke down, thanks for all the help, let's hope Marilyn is back up and running before the weeks out

[CityEPete]

I guess they have just put the year in and come up with that coil, although I agree with Kernow at the same time the ballast coil could have been used if wired up properly, its a bit half of one six of the other for me to some extent?

[benjamini1997]

I put points back in with an old coil my dad's lent me and the car has started up perfectly and I managed to get her to my house!!!

[CityEPete]

What bits have you got now and how is it wired?,you don't want to be stranded!

[benjamini1997]

I put in my dad's coil (exactly the same brand/voltage as the one I bought yesterday) and put in the points, the coil is wired with a 12v feed to the + and the points go to the -, before changing the coil I put the points on the previous coil and it wouldn't start up at all, this other coil though had the mini up and running (badly I may add as it was rushed to try get my home) but now it's parked up and I'm on the pushbike until I can get things sorted

[CityEPete]

That coil and the accuspark wired like that should do the trick or do you need to give it back?

[benjamini1997]

That is exactly how I had it wired yesterday with the accuspark kit this is what I don't understand, I had a good night of pondering what I had done wrong, if a previous owner had fiddled with the loom, but I just couldn't figure out what was wrong grumbled and went to bed early. The coil I have in now is exactly the same as the one I had in yesterday reference numbers and everything, so now is it a faulty coil, or a faulty module is the next question

[CityEPete]

Sounds like the module is shot then, I ran a ballast coil and feed with an accuspark kit for a while without problems (it's not right to do that) but running a ballast coil at full voltage switched by the kit might have ruined it? I'd say you need to replace both by the sounds of things :-(

[benjamini1997]

My dad (also on this forum....Somewhere) informed me that the first coil in fact was 12v not 9 and the previous owner had changed it to a 12v coil. (Part no. Matches the next 2 we had put on it)

[CityEPete]

If you fit a known standard 12v coil and a new kit using the new 12v feed you installed and make safe all the old ballast feed wiring it should be perfect.

[KernowCooper]

If your running a 12v coil with a 12v feed can you confirm with a meter between the + and - terminals with nothing connected it reads 3-3.5ohms, thats the right coil for a standard 12v system

Edited by KernowCooper, 14 October 2015 - 08:48 PM.