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Ballast resistor
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:39 pm
by Darlowolf
having starting problems -tried a new coil ( Bosch identical swap) but my Haynes manual suggests a faulty ballast resistor- has anyone had this and if so how do I replace it- the wiring diagram has a non colour coded wire from the positive of the coil into the ignition but not clear.
Darlowolf
Re: Ballast resistor
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:01 pm
by Nate
can you give a dit more info about the fault? might help us to diagnose it.
Re: Ballast resistor
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:13 pm
by Darlowolf
Car starts and fires up then cuts out as key released fuel and spark present, runs fine if +ve of coil shorted to battery +ve- according to Haynes this means ballast resistor faulty- ballast resistors provide a huge mass of conflicting blogs on the net.
Re: Ballast resistor
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:38 am
by Nate
my immediate thought is dodgy ignition switch. i'll go have a quick check of the wiring diagram to remind myself how it's connected, and get back to you...
Re: Ballast resistor
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:37 am
by roccodave
my ignition switch did similar to me ages ago if i pulled the wires to a certain position it would run try fiddling with the wires on the back of the ignition switch and see if it will run