Ryan,
good to see its all sorted Hence the reason your trying to source a inlet gasket!!! Catch ya round Chris S FJ510 writes: > it's all good chris > > i've sussed it. twas not the coil, nor the plug, nor the lead, nor the > injector, nor the computer, nor the valve, > or even the piston like last time..... > > are you ready for it..................... > > i have a leak past my inlet manifold gasket on #1 cylinder. > > a quick spray with the old carby clean solved the mystery. > > ryan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 6:54 PM > Subject: Re: ignition coil > > > > > > Ryan, > > > > see if you'd swapped this troublesome datto for the escort van with flames > > on it, sure you'd be as slow as shit but you'd be running on alll four!! > > > > hehehe now to the serious stuff. > > > > If you pull the plug out connect it to the lead and lay it on top of the > > rocker cover and then turn the motor over you should be able to see the > > size and quality of the spark that is being given out. Compare it to the > > other sparks. > > > > Have you tried swapping one of the other coils over to this cylinder? > > > > Are you sure that your getting a good signal from the computer to fire the > > plug? > > > > Are you getting a good 12V or more at the coil +ve? I assume all the > coils > > are linked up via the same power source, i cant remember exactly how your > > is hooked up? > > > > So long as you have a spark there you should be ok for idle and light > > throttle. Higher revs and boost may be a different story thou. > > > > Past these idea's im sorry i cant think of anything else. > > > > Catch you round > > > > Chris S > > > > FJ510 writes: > > > > > can anyone tell me the methods for checking the quality/operation of a > coil > > > > > > i have 4 coils on my FJ20DET and i have spark at the plug end of the > lead > > > i have fuel at the injectors, i have 160 compression > > > > > > yet my car is running on 3 cylinders. i unplug an injector it idles up > > > i pull of a plug lead i have no change at all. > > > > > > i have tried a new lead, a new plug, a new injector... > > > > > > how can i check to see if the coil is giving a strong enough spark? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
