HT Leads

I think I've only been shocked once, had my fingers in an Anglia's dissy. So it was just a jolt from the primary winding. Still quite unfunny.
 
Had a nasty experience many years back working on my brothers mini. The king lead (i.e. the HT lead from coil to distributor) was pulled out of the coil, and I went to pull off one of the low tension connections from the coil, not realising the ignition was on. As soon as the terminal was disconnected, a large arc shot out of the top of the coil onto my hand, and the resulting muscle spasm made me touch the low tension wire back onto the coil terminal, causing another arc etc. After a good ten shocks I managed to throw myself up and back, smacking my head on the bonnet catch and landing on the floor. That's when I noticed someone walking past in hysterics :D
 
Dogbreath said:
Had a nasty experience many years back working on my brothers mini. The king lead (i.e. the HT lead from coil to distributor) was pulled out of the coil, and I went to pull off one of the low tension connections from the coil, not realising the ignition was on. As soon as the terminal was disconnected, a large arc shot out of the top of the coil onto my hand, and the resulting muscle spasm made me touch the low tension wire back onto the coil terminal, causing another arc etc. After a good ten shocks I managed to throw myself up and back, smacking my head on the bonnet catch and landing on the floor. That's when I noticed someone walking past in hysterics :D
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LOL, you needed to man up and jab the wire back onto the low tension side and keep it there.
 
BigglesPiP said:
LOL, you needed to man up and jab the wire back onto the low tension side and keep it there.
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Totally unrelated but.. did you hear about the guy who somehow got trapped under an engine or something? Working on the car with his dad. Anyhoo his dad apparently somehow lifted the engine off his son and ended up being hospitalised for pretty much destroying his arms in the process, they never figured out how he managed it. Apparently he said he "just had to man up really" :D

Pub talk, so take with as many pinches of salt as a.. pinching thing.. could pinch.
 
miniyazz said:
Totally unrelated but.. did you hear about the guy who somehow got trapped under an engine or something? Working on the car with his dad. Anyhoo his dad apparently somehow lifted the engine off his son and ended up being hospitalised for pretty much destroying his arms in the process, they never figured out how he managed it. Apparently he said he "just had to man up really" :D

Pub talk, so take with as many pinches of salt as a.. pinching thing.. could pinch.
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I remember an account on that 999 program with the northern newsreader. Someone trapped under a car, a guy lifts the whole front end for a while, eventually simultaneously dislocating both shoulders. It is at this point he mans up and lifts the car again on his back using his legs, long enough to get the patient out.
 
BigglesPiP said:
I remember an account on that 999 program with the northern newsreader. Someone trapped under a car, a guy lifts the whole front end for a while, eventually simultaneously dislocating both shoulders. It is at this point he mans up and lifts the car again on his back using his legs, long enough to get the patient out.
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:eek: some truth to a pub story? What is the world coming to? :p
 
I once lifted a 1.4 K-Series, minus gearbox out of a mk2 rover, they are light in comparison to some/many lumps, I definitely wouldn't want to attempt anything heavier.
 
So I've put new HT leads on the car. :(

It's nowhere near as bad misfiring as it was but it's still not sorted.

Got to check the AIC Valve isn't clogged next. GAH!! DAMN ALL THESE SENSORS!!?
 
I've still got the front 02 sensor to check, could be the Knock sensor or the throttle position sensor or......etc.....


Just need to find this tiny problem then I've got an ace sorted car.
 
yep, done it. Came up with Misfire on cylinders 1, 2, 3 & 4 the 1st time.

The CEL came on again last week so I took it back to the garage yesterday. It said "Idle control system malfunction" The mechanic said it was nothing to worry about......?
 
If the ICV is faulty or clogged it will cause the car to run very badly when at idle (sat at traffic lights etc) you need to see whats wrong with it really, because it can get to the stage that the engine won't idle unless under partial throttle load.

This fault will make the engine sound like is missfiring and wanting to stall.
 
Yep, when it's playing up it will almost stall when I'm stopped. Sometimes when I come to a stop and press the clutch pedal the revs stay high for a few seconds and then slowly lower. Seems to do it slower than it should. Could it be running rich?

Today it's been quite juddery when going slowly in 2nd. Like when you're in the wrong gear but normally I can drive like this...
 
Idle control valve was right scummy. All covered in black mank. All cleaned off then put back in. Still slightly miss firing though :(

Then.........I took the throttle position sensor off.........big mistake! It's a guessing game as to what position it goes back on........arse!
 
DO NOT SPRAY WATER ON YOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM!!! EVER!!!!

Now if you want to take advise from someone with such poor knowledge of vehicle electrics go ahead.

If not, renew your leads, simples!

As for the voltage\amperage argument..

More than 70v is enough to interrupt nerve conductivity and cause respiratory arrest!
More than 25 milliamps could cause violent muscular contraction!
More than 50 milliamps can cause ventricular fibrillation!
Higher than 1 amp, ventricular arrest!

Whilst High Current does the most damage it is quite possible to die from an electric shock from the generated voltage\current of a cars electrical system.

Hence the warning sticker under the bonnet!!!

Facts, not opinions guys, wins every time!
 
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