is it the HT leads?

[craigbeal 0]

My car almost didnt start on the ferry at dublin yesterday :( All the car behind me couldnt get off and my RAC cover doesnt count over there i would have thought so i was sh^%ing it a bit. The engine just turned and turned wouldnt start.finaly did but wasnt looking good and was kind of the same on the way back! Its never been that bad but is worse starting in hot weather and in the morning and if its damp. Would old HT leads cause this as the insulation isnt affective in the heat? Replaced the dizzy cap etc not to long ago but not the leads?? or could it be somthing else??

[dinkus 10]

My car almost didnt start on the ferry at dublin yesterday :( All the car behind me couldnt get off and my RAC cover doesnt count over there i would have thought so i was sh^%ing it a bit. The engine just turned and turned wouldnt start.finaly did but wasnt looking good and was kind of the same on the way back! Its never been that bad but is worse starting in hot weather and in the morning and if its damp. Would old HT leads cause this as the insulation isnt affective in the heat? Replaced the dizzy cap etc not to long ago but not the leads?? or could it be somthing else??

 

I would say it's the dizzy cap, but if that's been replaced recently, then it could well be the HT leads breaking down. It will usually be worse if they're wet, so the ferry and damp mornings would suggest that....

[vr6storm 0]

i assume you changed the rotor arm when u changed the dizzy cap...............

[craigbeal 0]

ye i did canged the rotor arm when i did the dizzy cap. Had to chizzle the old one of cos it was so tightly on :roll:

[dr_mat 0]

If it was the leads usually it'd be only a single one, or at least one would be worse than the others. Could still be the coil or the main lead from the coil to the dizzy tho.

[craigbeal 0]

ye im gonna have to buy some just to find out :( its a bit lumpy in the morning for a min and ok once its warmed a touch. well will see later when i fork out cash for leads :(

[dr_mat 0]

Soak it all in WD40 and see if that improves matters...

[craigbeal 0]

if i do get some is there any difference between the performance ones and normal ones??

[dinkus 10]

if i do get some is there any difference between the performance ones and normal ones??

 

I don't think there's much difference in the actual electrical performance, but more expensive ones will last longer as they're of a higher build quality.

[Supercharged 2]

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