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muddywaters

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  1. 3.9 V8 Rangerover engine failed to start whilst away from base - no spark - recovery man decided it was the ignition module (on the dizzy) and resolved problem by tapping it with a hammer while I spun the engine. I offered to buy the hammer but discovered that my own worked just as well and used this highly scientific method successfully for several weeks while waiting for an opportunity to try changing the module. In the end the hammer stopped working and I changed the module - surprise surprise - no difference - except when I spun the dizzy out of the engine and had a good spark. ( I clip an old HT lead with an earthed plug to the coil HT to check this) Taking the dizzy out and then putting it back in (something I've scraped my knucles doing several times) seems to effect a temporary 'repair' but it doesn't last and the hammer still isn't working! Eventually I replaced the two leads from the dizzy module to the coil (leaving the old +ve feed still connected at the coil). Success - I started it twice a day for a week, even though I wasn't using it, until, on the day I needed the Rangie, it started in the morning but didn't start at lunchtime (should of expected this) when I was about to go out. There was power at the coil and back at the module but no spark (although on several occasions there was a single spark when the ignition key first spins the engine over even though there is still power to the coil all the time the engine is spinning) Has anyone else experienced this/have any suggestions apart from dumping it? Cheers Muddywaters
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