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Old November 4th 04, 10:35 AM
Stevie
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UK 1991 3.0 V6 Lusso Auto

There is fuel to rail, but no injector switching.

No HT current at all so therefore no spark

Day prior to this car ran like a bag of ****e with tacho whizzing about
wildly and hestitancy and surge.

Now nothing!

RPM Timer/sensor appears fine as is wiring to it that I know can chafe.

Any other things to look for? This is driving me mad cos I'm moving in
just over a week (100 miles away) and if it can't be fixed I'm gonna
have to scrap or give away this car, and u can't even give em away.
I'ts a hobby car - I have a Previa for normal day-to-day stuff.

If I do lose this car I'm gonna cry - honestly! Be like a death in the
family...

Help, help. help, please!!

Stevie



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Old November 4th 04, 11:14 PM
MarkK
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<Stevie> wrote in message
...
> UK 1991 3.0 V6 Lusso Auto
>
> There is fuel to rail, but no injector switching.
>
> No HT current at all so therefore no spark
>
> Day prior to this car ran like a bag of ****e with tacho whizzing about
> wildly and hestitancy and surge.
>
> Now nothing!
>
> RPM Timer/sensor appears fine as is wiring to it that I know can chafe.
>
> Any other things to look for? This is driving me mad cos I'm moving in
> just over a week (100 miles away) and if it can't be fixed I'm gonna
> have to scrap or give away this car, and u can't even give em away.
> I'ts a hobby car - I have a Previa for normal day-to-day stuff.
>
> If I do lose this car I'm gonna cry - honestly! Be like a death in the
> family...
>
> Help, help. help, please!!
>

I once had wierd electrical stuff happen when a battery failed - too long
ago to remember the detail, but a different battery has to be worth a try if
you haven't ruled it out yet.

HTH

Mark


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Old November 5th 04, 07:27 PM
canard
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An intermittent crank sensor would cause erratic rev-counter ops and
eventually cause the engine to quit altogether. My 156 did this;
engine cutting and picking up again with the rev counter bouncing to
zero, even when the engine was still being turned over by being in
gear and coasting to a standstill. After leaving for several minutes
it would restart and run for several miles again. New crank sensor
fixed it for cost of 25pounds.

Andy M
 




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