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Old June 8th 04, 08:33 AM
Gordon
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Correct: it turns, but no indication of spark at all.

The frustating part is that it seems to run flawless at some point but
then the next morning.....


On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 17:31:49 GMT, Catman
> wrote:

>Gordon wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Lately I've been having some strange problems with ignition. When I
>> try to start my engine in the morning it fires up and then dies with a
>> cough. Okay, that's normal but then it happens:
>>

>
>When you say 'completely dead' you mean turning over, but not firing? Have
>you checked the lopw voltage side of the coil?
>
>We had the same problem with our Giulietta when I rebuilt it the first
>time. Eventually I traced the fault to the ignition switch. It was
>energising the solenoid so the engine turned, but not energising the coil,
>so no spark
>
>HTH


Gordon

Giulietta 1.8 '82
GT Junior 2.0 '75
GT Junior 2.0 '74 (project)
 




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