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Old 12-02-2007 | 09:39 PM
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My dizzy appears to be dead.

I was over in Swansea last night (About 50 miles away from me) and my poor RST wouldn't start. Luckily the missus is in the AA so we got a free tow home by 2 of the funniest recovery men ever, that's another story tho.

I only let the AA man do simple diag as I didn't like the look of him, but there was no spark from the coil to the dizzy. So, tonight I bought new leads, dizzy cap, rotor arm, and used a spare known working coil and still no spark. The coil has power but no firing signal feed

So, I've condemned my dizzy to the big green plastic graveyard.

On a more serious note, is it most likely to be the dizzy if all the above have been replaced???

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Old 12-02-2007 | 09:41 PM
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Don't overlook the ECU, realistically it will be the dizzy but the ECU is also a possibility.
Old 12-02-2007 | 09:44 PM
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or the wires going to the coil
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Don't overlook the ECU, realistically it will be the dizzy but the ECU is also a possibility.
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or the wires going to the coil
There's always someone who puts a downer on my mood. Theres me thinking "Ok well, my dizzy is dead, it wont be that expensive to replace" and someone comes along and says, "the ECU is also a possibility"

NOOOOOOOOOO

Are the ECU's all universal for the S2 then, as I have a hearts and diamonds ECU and I thought they were 90 spec only? Which is the best outta curiosuty?
Old 12-02-2007 | 10:07 PM
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Don't overlook the ECU, realistically it will be the dizzy but the ECU is also a possibility.
There's always someone who puts a downer on my mood. Theres me thinking "Ok well, my dizzy is dead, it wont be that expensive to replace" and someone comes along and says, "the ECU is also a possibility"

NOOOOOOOOOO

Are the ECU's all universal for the S2 then, as I have a hearts and diamonds ECU and I thought they were 90 spec only? Which is the best outta curiosuty?
No pleasing some is there

Ive highlighted part of the text so you can stop crying about it like a lil bitch
Old 12-02-2007 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SafeChav
No pleasing some is there

Ive highlighted part of the text so you can stop crying about it like a lil bitch
I like to ignore the other facts, like I'm wearing blinkers. It was like.....

"Oooh ooh ooh it's gotta be the HT lead, gotta be"

When it wasn't....

"Oooh ooh it's gotta be the coil, gotta be"

When it wasn't....

"Oooh gotta be the dizzy then"

I think cheap and work my way more expensive
Old 12-02-2007 | 11:02 PM
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Theres a guy thats selling brand new dizzy's on ebay for £40
better than paying the £164.50 burtons want or what ford would charge

http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/hhlee1/
Old 12-02-2007 | 11:25 PM
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No pleasing some is there

Ive highlighted part of the text so you can stop crying about it like a lil bitch
I like to ignore the other facts, like I'm wearing blinkers. It was like.....

"Oooh ooh ooh it's gotta be the HT lead, gotta be"

When it wasn't....

"Oooh ooh it's gotta be the coil, gotta be"

When it wasn't....

"Oooh gotta be the dizzy then"

I think cheap and work my way more expensive
Well all i can say to that is your a silly twat for not even asking me, could of saved you a fortune
Old 12-02-2007 | 11:38 PM
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Yeah mentalasanything you should have known to ask SafeChav first






















































As he knows the anser to EVERYTHING
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As he knows the anser to EVERYTHING
As flattered as i am.......................im guna have to insist you remove your nose from my arse pretty please
Old 13-02-2007 | 12:11 AM
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Ive just found this old picture of you






























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Your such a cunt you flash all my smutty pictures around here
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Old 14-02-2007 | 12:36 PM
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ECU do go wrong, but no were near as often as people make out. What tests have you done? Or did you just change everything and hope for the best? Keep it simple, all you need for ignition to work on any car is:

Live
Earth
Signal
Switching

You can check all these things with a mulitmeter and LED test light (or the Noid light version)

Are you getting LESS?
Old 14-02-2007 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by SafeChav
Well all i can say to that is your a silly twat for not even asking me, could of saved you a fortune
oooh, look at her

A fortune as in £20 are you all that tight round Gloucestershire way???

I tried that link Antony and the person aint selling anything ATM. Anyways, got me a new (ok recon) dizzy from local motor factors £90 (Ford wanted £190 for a recon, £290 for new ) fitted it and.....























She's alive

Thanks for all your help SafeChav!! and everyone else

Lol

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Originally Posted by SafeChav
Well all i can say to that is your a silly twat for not even asking me, could of saved you a fortune
oooh, look at her

A fortune as in £20 are you all that tight round Gloucestershire way???
Well if £20 is nothing to you bung a few notes over my way

Oh, oh, oh whos the TIGHT CUNT NOW THEN You Smelly Old Fart
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Well if £20 is nothing to you bung a few notes over my way

Oh, oh, oh whos the TIGHT CUNT NOW THEN You Smelly Old Fart
According to peoples views in your siggy you're the SMELLY FART you tight smelly fart £20's a fortune bastard! And you cant bleed brakes!

Old 15-02-2007 | 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by mentalasanything
I tried that link Antony and the person aint selling anything ATM.
You should of emailed him mate as i think he's got a few of them. He's selling one now

Originally Posted by mentalasanything
Ford wanted £190 for a recon, £290 for new.
Fucking hell didn't think for would be that dear
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