[doc] Re: Non Start - Advice Please

["Robin Simpson" <rps@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All

Thanks for all your advice, I failed in the end so had the wonderfull 
AA take the car to DMUK today.

Although I haven't got it back yet, I am pleased to report that once 
again Martin, Andy and the team resolved it in about an hour - 
ballast resistor and a new cap and rotor arm to be sure !

Thanks guys, 

Cheers

Robin
DOC300
#11431
1982D


--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Chapelhow" <chapelhow@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> Robin.
> 
> I will agree with the 'it sounds electrical' theory.
> 
> Since the pump is running, and others have suggested checking the 
> fuses, the next quick and easy place to check and the control plugs.
> 
> OK so that might not be a pukka name for them, behind the coil 
cover 
> at the back right of the enigne bay are a set of 7 electical 
> connector blocks.
> 
> Some, but by no means all, of my car's early gremlins were due to 
> loose connectors (expanded females connectors/corroded male pins). 
Un-
> plugging the yellow block (top left) produces exactly the problem 
you 
> describe, but check them all.
> 
> A wiser member (Dave H) also once told me a similar story which was 
> down to a failed resistor (the white exposed gizmo on the back wall 
> of the engine bay). This manifests as a burningly hot resistor, 
check 
> with a non-contact thermometer.
> 
> Good luck
> 
> John Chapelhow
> DOC 19 : 'Boeing' #0737
> 
> PS. The Northern meet was great. It is alway good to see familiar 
> faces/cars, even better when all new ones turn up!
> 
> PPS. I am not convinced with this new Yahoo arrangement, none of my 
> previous straight to newgroup links work.





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