weird problem when changing distributor
Posted: October 17th, 2006, 5:37 pm
ok...
first of all, if i say something bad in english, i m sorry, because im from holland..
heres the problem..
4 weeks ago i was driving on the freeway, when going to the exit my tach suddenly dropped to 0 RPM.
i have read many stories, and knew this was it.. the ignition failure... 1 minute later i could start the car and continue my travel..
only when i rev it above 4000 rpm the engine will die, and at that time when you check for spark, there isnt any.
so i knew i needed a new ignition..
I first tried out the HEI mod, looked good and easy to install. when done, and when we tried to crank the car it didnt do anything. it would turn over, but still no spark. ( we cut the orange wire as said in the FAQ here) when we reconnected the orange wire it would fire up without a problem, but would still die when revving it to 4000RPM.
so that didnt work as planned.
because of these problems we removed the HEI module, and went on with just the stock settings ( NO hei is in the car @ the moment)
so i bought a other ignition from a wrecked mx3 from a member from our board, hoping that this would solve the problem..
and what happend when i placed it.. nothing... no spark, engine turns over, but it gives no spark at all..
then we placed the old ignition back, and damn, it just started up at once...
so we thought, well maybe the have broken it when they mailed it to us...
so we ordered a brand new one, thinking that this would solve all problems.. well no, that wasnt the case..
same problem as with the other one.. engine turns over, but it gives no spark at all..
and offcourse, when replacing it with the old ignition it would fire up at the first time...
when measuring @ the 3pin connector it reads nice 12V when the car is on contact.
what did i replace before i placed new ignition:
* new sparkplugs
* new cables ( really needed those, my old ones where really off)
what do i now have
* old ignition ( works, but dies @ 4000 RPM
* junkyard ignition ( no spark, nothing)
* brand new ignition ( no spark, nothing
the ignitions i bought are for a pre 94 mx, kl-01 /T0T57071, so they have to work you would think.
hope anybody here has an idea, because all the guys @ http://www.mazdamx-3.nl dont know it anymore..
first of all, if i say something bad in english, i m sorry, because im from holland..
heres the problem..
4 weeks ago i was driving on the freeway, when going to the exit my tach suddenly dropped to 0 RPM.
i have read many stories, and knew this was it.. the ignition failure... 1 minute later i could start the car and continue my travel..
only when i rev it above 4000 rpm the engine will die, and at that time when you check for spark, there isnt any.
so i knew i needed a new ignition..
I first tried out the HEI mod, looked good and easy to install. when done, and when we tried to crank the car it didnt do anything. it would turn over, but still no spark. ( we cut the orange wire as said in the FAQ here) when we reconnected the orange wire it would fire up without a problem, but would still die when revving it to 4000RPM.
so that didnt work as planned.
because of these problems we removed the HEI module, and went on with just the stock settings ( NO hei is in the car @ the moment)
so i bought a other ignition from a wrecked mx3 from a member from our board, hoping that this would solve the problem..
and what happend when i placed it.. nothing... no spark, engine turns over, but it gives no spark at all..
then we placed the old ignition back, and damn, it just started up at once...
so we thought, well maybe the have broken it when they mailed it to us...
so we ordered a brand new one, thinking that this would solve all problems.. well no, that wasnt the case..
same problem as with the other one.. engine turns over, but it gives no spark at all..
and offcourse, when replacing it with the old ignition it would fire up at the first time...
when measuring @ the 3pin connector it reads nice 12V when the car is on contact.
what did i replace before i placed new ignition:
* new sparkplugs
* new cables ( really needed those, my old ones where really off)
what do i now have
* old ignition ( works, but dies @ 4000 RPM
* junkyard ignition ( no spark, nothing)
* brand new ignition ( no spark, nothing
the ignitions i bought are for a pre 94 mx, kl-01 /T0T57071, so they have to work you would think.
hope anybody here has an idea, because all the guys @ http://www.mazdamx-3.nl dont know it anymore..