Hi folks,
Here is an interesting problem... after sitting for over a year, our '86 Veloce would not start with a 'no spark' problem (already replaced both fuel pumps and added some new fuel). I traced the problem to essentially no voltage at + side of the coil. What makes it interesting is that I confirmed a good connection at the fuse block. This car has two wires coming from the hot side of fuse 7 (one red one for switched dash accessories with in-line fuses), I can use that side of the pigtail to jump power to the coil and she fired right up. (Actually, she only fires up for 2-3 seconds, but one problem at a time!). Thanks to papajam I have great wiring diagrams, and from these as well as a scan of reality, it appears that the 12V green/black wire supplying the coil is a continuous run from the fuse block (hot side of fuse 7) to the coil. I have scanned the harness and wire run as much as possible and there do not appear to have any breaks or even abrasions. The wire seems to have just become discontinuous with no reason. Any thoughts or ideas? Of course I could run a new wire to solve the problem but would prefer not to if there is something I am missing and the original wire can be used.
Thanks!
Doug
Here is an interesting problem... after sitting for over a year, our '86 Veloce would not start with a 'no spark' problem (already replaced both fuel pumps and added some new fuel). I traced the problem to essentially no voltage at + side of the coil. What makes it interesting is that I confirmed a good connection at the fuse block. This car has two wires coming from the hot side of fuse 7 (one red one for switched dash accessories with in-line fuses), I can use that side of the pigtail to jump power to the coil and she fired right up. (Actually, she only fires up for 2-3 seconds, but one problem at a time!). Thanks to papajam I have great wiring diagrams, and from these as well as a scan of reality, it appears that the 12V green/black wire supplying the coil is a continuous run from the fuse block (hot side of fuse 7) to the coil. I have scanned the harness and wire run as much as possible and there do not appear to have any breaks or even abrasions. The wire seems to have just become discontinuous with no reason. Any thoughts or ideas? Of course I could run a new wire to solve the problem but would prefer not to if there is something I am missing and the original wire can be used.
Thanks!
Doug