please help? NO SPARK.
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please help? NO SPARK.
I have a 1978 XJ6 v12 that i have just brought and i tryed to start it yesterday but had found that it has no spark! the power is getting to the coil but not to the dizzy. And on the coil + and - my power light glows on both, is it supose to glow on both? and beside the diizy is an ignition booster pack (well thats what the guy who sold it to me said it was) he said it myte be blowen but i dont know how to tell? i also dont knw if it has a moduler in the dizzy? and if their is could it be that??? any suggestion? i will appreciate any help! thanks guys.
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If your car is a '78, it must be an XJ6 Series 2, so not a particularly sophisticated ignition system which was made by Lucas. So it should be fairly easy to trouble-shoot.
These cars used a Lucas system called "Opus" for "oscillating pick-up system", but many Lucas technicians called it "Oplus" !! It does indeed have an ignition amplifier, and these can/usually do, fail. Replacements are no longer available but you might be able to convert to the later (post 1982), system if you know a bit about electronics.
However, Doug is probably more expert on this as I have not looked at one of these cars for decades.
These cars used a Lucas system called "Opus" for "oscillating pick-up system", but many Lucas technicians called it "Oplus" !! It does indeed have an ignition amplifier, and these can/usually do, fail. Replacements are no longer available but you might be able to convert to the later (post 1982), system if you know a bit about electronics.
However, Doug is probably more expert on this as I have not looked at one of these cars for decades.
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I have a 1978 XJ6 v12 that i have just brought and i tryed to start it yesterday but had found that it has no spark! the power is getting to the coil but not to the dizzy. And on the coil + and - my power light glows on both, is it supose to glow on both? and beside the diizy is an ignition booster pack (well thats what the guy who sold it to me said it was) he said it myte be blowen but i dont know how to tell? i also dont knw if it has a moduler in the dizzy? and if their is could it be that??? any suggestion? i will appreciate any help! thanks guys.
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