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Dod
07-10-04, 04:23 PM
In the middle of a bad stretch of windy twisty road, my 1200 SX started coughing and spluttering like a drunken homeless person. I tryed 2 different coils in it and its not that. I havent had the chance to look at it properly just yet. Any tips or ideas before I burn it? :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
Alex
07-10-04, 04:27 PM
could be a number of things.

Sparks?
leads?
distributer
dizzy cap
Dod
07-10-04, 04:51 PM
New Plugs 250 miles ago and leads 500. It wouldn't start this morning, kept barreling over and then started. Same again at lunch time. Drove it hard out the road to give her a good redding out and she started acting up, the B1TCH!!
Stuart
07-10-04, 05:05 PM
earth
battery
alternator
Dod
07-10-04, 05:11 PM
How could it be the battrey, altenator or the earth, its starting but'll only run or 3,2 or 1 cylander and then it'll stall.
Stuart
07-10-04, 05:18 PM
ok then, dont check them then


BTW strike one for this and the post in general
Jules
07-10-04, 05:42 PM
Fuel starvation? Blocked fuel filter?
retrosi
07-10-04, 05:43 PM
sounds like what my car was like. You need to check the timing with a strobe and connect the car up to an emissions testing machine to set the carb. Remember to advance the timing to run unleaded. If it still runs on three cylinders change to 4 prong plugs. Further more....check the dizzy cap etc
newboy2thenova
07-10-04, 05:45 PM
hay m8 are u runing a k.n?? as the mornings are cold and can cause the so called carb icing..mite be starving her of fuel
Dpnova
07-10-04, 05:45 PM
Check dizzy
Dod
07-10-04, 08:29 PM
Shes running 4 pronged plugs but no K&N though. I'm reckoning on the dizzy. And I managed to get one very similar of a Cav, so fingers crossed, although I never thought on the fuel starvation though. Cheers mates, milky bars and Jack Daniels are on me!!
benji
07-10-04, 08:35 PM
just because a part is new, it doesn't mean it's working correctly
125scouse
10-10-04, 03:46 PM
check, dizzy cap, rotor arm and your timing
nova_rally
10-10-04, 06:51 PM
Water in the dizzy cap maybe?

Run a compression test as well, it may not be ignition system related.
Dod
10-10-04, 09:29 PM
Got it sorted, it was the dizzy the whole time. Stuck a Cav item in place, swapped over ccaps and now I'm flying, well apart from slightly off timing but that'll be sorted soon though.