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General => The garage => Topic started by: emery1990 on 20 March 2011, 11:52

Title: King lead (HT)
Post by: emery1990 on 20 March 2011, 11:52

Can you buy just a king lead on its own? Its for a mk2 gti 16v. Got 12v at the coil, but no spark from the king lead.

All I've seen is just new sets. Pretty sure the last owner said ht leads where done the year recently.( one year ago now)

Edit. Just put the king lead on the head earthing points and got a spark, and an electric shock that felt like a punch to the chest  :grin: Can that be dangerous? Or is just a shock.

But was spark from the ht lead, or from the earthing point itself, as I had against my manifold and it wouldn't spark?

Title: Re: King lead (HT)
Post by: sharki786 on 20 March 2011, 12:39

keep trying and let us know how you feel after the shock  :wink: :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: King lead (HT)
Post by: emery1990 on 20 March 2011, 15:12

Stuff doing it again! Made me go all tingly! Just tried starting it again and had two complete combustions and smelt like burnt fuel. Got smoke coming out of my Induction it though. My hatred for the car is slowly coming back.

Title: Re: King lead (HT)
Post by: rubjonny on 21 March 2011, 11:42

just buy a whole set, they aint expensive. plus if 1 has gone, rest wont be far behind.

http://www.vwspares.co.uk

Title: Re: King lead (HT)
Post by: emery1990 on 21 March 2011, 15:41

Think it's my coil tbh, shoved a screwdriver down there and look for a blue glow of the spark, but nothing. Ht look newish don't look battered or anything. Rather spend the £50 on the coil as that seems the prime suspect.