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StanO'Toole
 Post subject: And three days later! :(
PostPosted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:54 am 
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Was giving a few lifts there last night just for friends as they were all out on the beer. I think it was about 4am I got home. I parked Stud in his usual space outside the home. About an hour ago I got up to get a gaskit of ClubmanGT, stepped into Stud and he wouldn't start :( He just turns over like the fuel cut off switch is set but its not. :( I'v cleaned the spark leads, checked the distributor, tryed to jump start it and just made sure everything was conneted. Any ideas anyone? I would love it to be running by tonight as if I miss the run tomorrow I will cry! :cry:

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 2:33 pm 
points frozen shut, condensor, plugs, cracked dizzy cap, dirty rotor arm ,dirty petrol, lead off the coil ,broken ht lead ,lead off the solenoid.... could be anything really ,id start by checking to see if you have a spark and go from there........
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:01 pm 
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Whats your location?: Between an A series and a G13B
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What Minis have you?: 60 Austin Se7en
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Check if you have spark first Stan and also check that the fuel pump is getting supply.

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StanO'Toole
PostPosted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:11 pm 
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It has no spark as myself and a friend checked yesterday. I'v been told to replace the coil just and a process of elimination so I'm on the look out for one.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 5:13 pm 
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Get a multimeter, you can check the coil/leads etc with this. itl save you buying stuff you dont need.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 6:46 pm 
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Cheers Kona, I'l get one from one of th lads in the garage tomorrow. Mustard tryed a coil pack which came of BERTs clubman estate but still nothing. I'm starting to become afraid of the idea of a new ecu :shock:

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:48 pm 
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correct me if im wrong but berts clubby is carbed stud is spi it wouldn't work anyway

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:28 pm 
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Kenneth Murphy wrote:
correct me if im wrong but berts clubby is carbed stud is spi it wouldn't work anyway



SPI still has a distrbuter and coil! MPI has a different coil unit which cant be interchanged
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as i said correct me if i'm wrong! learn somethin new everyday

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:32 pm 
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:46 pm 
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If its not the coil pack what do you think it is? As I said in the pm I have ignition spares if you need a loan
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:38 pm 
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All thats left is the ECU or crank sensor
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:34 pm 
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Don't say the ecu BERT! Please don't. I afraid to put the Mini on tow as I have no brakes because the pedel is solid as a rock! When you get your trailer back will you let me know BERT and I can just tow it with the Passat. And thanks again for the offer Briain

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:44 pm 
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What Minis have you?: Mk1 Austin Mini,Mk3 Layland Mini,72Van,81 Clubman Estate, 87 Race carand a 2000 Rover Cooper.
Modifications: Mk1: 998 with flat top slipper pistons, 286 cam, 12G940 head 11:1 compression twin inch and a half SU's 5 speed gearbox. Mk3 998 automatic no mods, 72Van is a pile of rust, , Racer is being built but has the works and the 2000 rover cooper needs an engine again :(
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I have a spair know good spi ecu I use for testing if you need a lone give me a shout but I doubt it's your problam
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Cheers Paul, if I need it will shall give you a text.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:40 pm 
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Hi Stan
did u get the motor running yet

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:32 pm 
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Not yet Number 8, something very satrange happened today though. Today was I had decent enough weather to go out and clean Stud so I did but as I was going to get him for the driveway of the house two doors down (There gone away) I put the keys in the ignition to unlock the steering lock and as the ignition lights came on I got a noise like an imobiliser? Any ideas? I have never heard this noise before and its not my radio as I took it out. The noise is coming from somewere around the clocks but I cannot pin point the location.

It would make sense that iStud won't start because of an imobiliser but why nine months later is it only starting to work now? :|

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Modifications: Mk1: 998 with flat top slipper pistons, 286 cam, 12G940 head 11:1 compression twin inch and a half SU's 5 speed gearbox. Mk3 998 automatic no mods, 72Van is a pile of rust, , Racer is being built but has the works and the 2000 rover cooper needs an engine again :(
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Yes some of the late SPIs it think from 94 on had Immobilize I guessed it might be your problem,
there simple enough to bypass when you turn the ignition on does the fuel pump run ?

Stick your head in the boot and get a mate to turn the key to the crank position.
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I had a 94 that immobillized spark and start relay but fuel pump still ran. Totally threw me off

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 6:39 pm 
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It don't seem to make noise but the battery is close to flat so I don't know if that makes a difference. Rov had an immobiliser but I never seen one on a Jap import (which Stud is)

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Get a charged battery or jump leads on him and then test and as Gareth says make sure you have a spark a simple test to see if it is just a fuel issue is take of the air cleaner and poor about 3 table spoons of raw petrol into the throttle boddy press the throttle and crank the motor if it starts then you know the ECU is Ok the spark is ok and all you need do is get fuel to it :)
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 7:09 pm 
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Itr already been blased by easy tart and we gone nothing. And when it's being turned over we ain't getting a spark so it doesn't really matter if it's getting petrol at the moment because there is nothing to make it explode!

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And a week later he lives again, it turned out to be a corroded relay which the little brother father by-passed and now he's running a beaut! :D

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