Author Topic: Electrical breakdown, ignition amp?  (Read 923 times)

Offline rickvw72

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Electrical breakdown, ignition amp?
« on: 09 November 2010, 21:45 »
Had a breakdown on Monday. Driving along fine when heard a fizzing noise from the fuse box and then the golf died with running out of fuel symptoms.
Have changed the relay for fuel pump, and now have fuel back.
I also have a feed to the coil, but it's not switching, and as such have no spark at the leads!
I'm thinking ignition amp, but anyone with other ideas?
1991 Golf Valver. Errmm never been damaged . . .
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: Electrical breakdown, ignition amp?
« Reply #1 on: 10 November 2010, 08:49 »
does the fuel pump prime with the ignition? if so that at least means you have power to the ignition ecu.
also does the pump run when the car is turning on starter? if so that means the ecu is seeing a signal from the hall sensor too
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Offline rickvw72

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Re: Electrical breakdown, ignition amp?
« Reply #2 on: 13 November 2010, 00:16 »
Sorted in the end. Had the pump working as it should, but no feed at the dizzy. Changed the ecu and it came back, started and ran with heavy missfire. Finally traced that to a dirty hall sender and now all good!
Cheers for the reply.  :wink:
1991 Golf Valver. Errmm never been damaged . . .
http://www.retro-revival.co.uk/ricksmk2golf16v.html