Hey Folks: I need some help to sort out what seems to be an ignition system mystery. Maybe I need an electrical engineer, or maybe just a whole new loom.. Not sure, but let me explain and hopefully someone can think of something new, that I have not already tried. So here goes.
Two weeks ago, while the car was idling in the garage, it slowly died. I fired it up again and all was good, then 10 mins later, it died again. However this time, it would not start... it turned over, and the starter was happily eating into the battery reserve. But would not start. DEAD.
It did feel on the run, just before it died, a little gutless... like it was missing something.
So since that time, I have tried various coils... nada zip nothing... did not help at all... even though the initial signs would point to a coil failure.. but nope.
I then changed the ignitor 3, happened to have another one handy, set the rev limiter, so knew it was functional.. dropped it in... but nope, nada nothing... still will not fire.
The poked around underneath... of course some ****er before me, had managed to chew up the loom pretty good, with random cables not going any place... but hey it ran like that for years.
That said, the starter solenoid, looked in bad shape and I believe that the ignition is switched through that... so replaced that too... And you have guessed it NOTHING. Will not start...
NO SPARK.
Is it me, does she want me to sell her sorry arse... or am I missing something very simple, that only the italians would dream up.
BTW, the ignitor 3 is set up with a live feed from the battery, switched through a relay... and yes, I have tried MANY relays.
The only thing I can think of and not sure if this is possible, is that somehow the ignition switch and or post ignition switch circuit is not working and thus it is not tripping/switching the relay to give the ignitor all the juice it needs...
So please let me know. I need to know as the car has been out of action now for way to long and for my own sanity I need to drive it... it needs to start, once again.
thoughts?
Cheers JC71
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