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by Sunfly
Sun Mar 22, 2026 12:31 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: V6 Ignition Issues
Replies: 23
Views: 6194

Re: V6 Ignition Issues

In recent years the only show that we have missed is last years November show, we have done both the March and November shows up until last year since about 2016 Nice! I must've missed you. I'll be more thorough this year :lol: Pleased to hear you've fixed the problem. Not heard of that fault befor...
by Sunfly
Sun Mar 22, 2026 12:20 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Engine brief cut out
Replies: 23
Views: 11640

Re: Engine brief cut out

What year is your car? 16v or 24v? Depending on your replies to the above, it does sound like your dizzy. Have a look here https://king6fab.com/info/archives/442 it explains how you can fit an external ignition coil. How very interesting! Out of interest will it work with a dizzy that has failed fo...
by Sunfly
Wed Feb 25, 2026 6:37 am
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: V6 Ignition Issues
Replies: 23
Views: 6194

Re: V6 Ignition Issues

If it was recently starting poorly and running rough I'd suspect the Dizzy, but if it was running very nicely when you shut the engine off, I'd suspect the CPS. An engine running well in every other respect will never start with a CPS fault simply because it doesn't know the angle of the crank. The...
by Sunfly
Tue Feb 24, 2026 2:06 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: V6 Ignition Issues
Replies: 23
Views: 6194

Re: V6 Ignition Issues

If it was recently starting poorly and running rough I'd suspect the Dizzy, but if it was running very nicely when you shut the engine off, I'd suspect the CPS. An engine running well in every other respect will never start with a CPS fault simply because it doesn't know the angle of the crank. The ...
by Sunfly
Wed Nov 19, 2025 5:16 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: 1995 24v - car idle hunting between 1000-1500 revs
Replies: 10
Views: 37411

Re: 1995 24v - car idle hunting between 1000-1500 revs

Check as per jrh and I'd check you've got a good flow through the throttle body as hunting is typically the outcome of poor or no flow.
by Sunfly
Tue Jul 29, 2025 10:37 am
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Ticking underload
Replies: 4
Views: 79997

Re: Ticking underload

Id be a bit suspicious about your injectors. Always use E5 fuel but never from a supermarket and dose the fuel with injector cleaner. It'll cost very little and may clear the problem up. (low power when ticking - ok when quiet!) Made a big difference to the Flying Machine when I first bought it off ...
by Sunfly
Wed Jun 11, 2025 4:34 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: ABS fault
Replies: 14
Views: 67682

Re: ABS fault

Just out of interest has anyone ever scanned a probe with an obd1 scanner and did it work?
I tried to diagnose what turned out to be a cps cut wire with an analogue circuit tester and it gave me an exhaust sensor fault.
by Sunfly
Tue Jun 10, 2025 5:56 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Radiator needed urgently
Replies: 2
Views: 15208

Re: Radiator needed urgently

Hi Steve
In your position I’d look to getting it repaired.
Mine was replaced with a recon about 8 years ago and it looked like new. It’s worked well ever since. About £200 from memory.
Google car radiator repair
Bob
by Sunfly
Sat Jun 07, 2025 8:17 am
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Car won’t start after turning off engine
Replies: 9
Views: 11600

Re: Car won’t start after turning off engine

Two things will cause an otherwise ok engine to not start. CPS circuit and No1 tdc sensor. Can’t remember its proper acronym. When the cps fails it will keep running till you stop it cus it knows from the tdc where the rotation of the engine is, but when stopped it needs the positional info from the...
by Sunfly
Mon Mar 31, 2025 5:52 pm
Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
Topic: Any tips for stopping distributor oil leak?
Replies: 5
Views: 26601

Re: Any tips for stopping distributor oil leak?

I'd be inclined to check for casting cracks if you've done all that, but have you checked the o-ring compression? Measure the bore the o ring sits in then measure the outside diameter of the fitted o-ring when fitted to the dizzy. you need about "0.015 thou (0.4mm if you've been converted) compressi...