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From: Austin Shackles on 4 May 2006 05:02 On or around Wed, 03 May 2006 19:48:40 +0100, Tom Woods <news(a)NOPSAMtomwoods.co.uk> enlightened us thusly: > >Under normal operation are the solenoids live all the time, or do they >just click open briefly when you turn the ignition on, and then close >until it gets a coil feed (to indicate the engine is cranking or >running)? this is correct. Another way of checking it would be to connect a lamp to the solenoid feeds and see if it comes on again after you start turning the engine. Simon's 101 was suffering from the same problem at the recent unofficial - wound the offending wire around the HT lead half-a-dozen times and it worked inductively instead. Loose connection in that case. -- Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Too Busy: Your mind is like a motorway. Sometimes it can be jammed by too much traffic. Avoid the jams by never using your mind on a Bank Holiday weekend. from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
From: Tom Woods on 4 May 2006 07:22 On Thu, 04 May 2006 10:02:31 +0100, Austin Shackles <austinNOSPAM(a)ddol-las.net> wrote: >On or around Wed, 03 May 2006 19:48:40 +0100, Tom Woods ><news(a)NOPSAMtomwoods.co.uk> enlightened us thusly: > >> >>Under normal operation are the solenoids live all the time, or do they >>just click open briefly when you turn the ignition on, and then close >>until it gets a coil feed (to indicate the engine is cranking or >>running)? > >this is correct. Another way of checking it would be to connect a lamp to >the solenoid feeds and see if it comes on again after you start turning the >engine. > >Simon's 101 was suffering from the same problem at the recent unofficial - >wound the offending wire around the HT lead half-a-dozen times and it worked >inductively instead. Loose connection in that case. It started fine thismorning! Started it on petrol and then let ti tick over till it stalled and then switched it to gas and it fired right up. I think i shall make up a test light and bodge lead to keep in the car for next time (those yellow wires iv stripped out of the 101 ambi are really useful!). It only seems to happen when its hot so perhaps one of the solenoids is sticking when its warm or something?
From: Steve Taylor on 4 May 2006 08:45 Tom Woods wrote: > It only seems to happen when its hot so perhaps one of the solenoids > is sticking when its warm or something? Distinct possibility. Steve
From: Steve Taylor on 5 May 2006 08:35 Steve Taylor wrote: > Tom Woods wrote: >> It only seems to happen when its hot so perhaps one of the solenoids >> is sticking when its warm or something? > Distinct possibility. > > Steve Can valves get clagged up by residuals in the gas like vaporisers can ?? Steve
From: Austin Shackles on 5 May 2006 08:56
On or around Fri, 05 May 2006 13:35:14 +0100, Steve Taylor <steve(a)thetaylorfamily.org.uk> enlightened us thusly: >Steve Taylor wrote: >> Tom Woods wrote: >>> It only seems to happen when its hot so perhaps one of the solenoids >>> is sticking when its warm or something? >> Distinct possibility. >> >> Steve > >Can valves get clagged up by residuals in the gas like vaporisers can ?? dunno. AIUI the heavy ends gather in the vapouriser 'cos they're heavy and thus don't vapourise with the rest of it. -- Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that "My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack. - Marshal Foch (1851 - 1929) |