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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 06:59 PM
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i'm pissed right off , out earlier in my s2 and it died on me! trying to start it for about 10mins but nothing there , had a look at temp gauge and was pretty high , so narrowed it down to fan not cutting in and overheatting!
so i put fan on perminent and it eventually started up! same thing happened 1 hour later but fan on perminent , wont start at all , temp gauge fine! what the fook is it now???? couldnt look cause its dark but got it towed home and fook it havin some cans and chilling , any ideas on what to check boys and gals?
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 09:24 AM
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radiator mite be fooked an it could still be overheating.worth a check m8.
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 01:37 PM
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maybe done the head gasket when it overheated first time?
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 05:00 PM
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got home today and had a look at it , got no spark going to the plugs! checked the power going to coil , its ok. tryed different leads , still no spark , i'm thinking it's the ecu or the dizzy but havent got either spare to try! anyone know how to test these? or has anyone got any ideas? cheers
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 08:43 PM
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come on peeps some one must be able to give me a idea whats going on
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 09:42 PM
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if its ur dizzy ur fuel pump wont run when u crank it aswell as havin no spark!!! to test it take both wires off the coil and put a test light between them! if it flashes then its ok!!
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