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PUG 205 Ignition problem

Hello all,

I have yet another problem with my 205. The car keeps cutting out as the spark is shorting from the HT leads to anywhere possible under the bonnet. So far I have seen the spark (at night) jump from the leads to the throttle cable, from the top of the Coil lead to the water hose, and between the leads where they plug onto the distributer cap. I have also seen a spark go from the small positive terminal on the coil to the main coil (high voltage) output where the lead plugs on.

This problem gets worse when the weather is damp (obviously the air conducts better then).

Anyone got any ideas if this is a common problem? Could it be due to a bad earth somewhere?

It seems to be intermitent.....

Any thoughts/help is much appreciated, thanks

Jon

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Jon Brookbanks via CarKB.com
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The Haynes manual says the following:

So this is where I would start. Clean everything, especially connections using WD40 or a similar lubricant. Moisture would be a big problem, not only in the air, but also when it sticks to dust and dirt.

To me it seems that you also might need to change the the spark plugs and HT [1] leads. I would recommend to get the Haynes from

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--> "Reparaturanleitung" (It's in English.) and to follow the testing procedure. As far a bad earth is concerned I do not know if this may actually be the reason. I don't believe this because I think that the engine has lots of earthing connections and is unlikely to have a bad earth. But maybe I'm wrong here.

Hope this was helpful although I'm not an expert, Dirk

[1] I know that the HT leads are what is called "Zündkabel" in German, but can you tell me what exactly HT stands for?
Reply to
Dirk Lucas

Thanks for your help. HT stands for "High Tension". The description of High Tension in the dictionary is "A voltage of specified magnitude". I sound like a loser! but you did ask.

cheers,

jon

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Jon Brookbanks via CarKB.com

I'd agree with Dirk Lucas' suggestions, and a bad earth is highly unlikely on the engine block. Not to mention that 101 other things earth to the engine block and would also stop working. If you can see the spark jumping from the leads they are definitely past it, and this would be the first thing to change.

Andy

Reply to
stealthf0x

Thanks for the suggestions, I have replaced the leads and so far the problem has not re-occured! fingers crossed! however, the occasionally "engine stall" and then struggle to re-start has happened once since I replaced the leads.

Thanks again

Jon

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Jon Brookbanks via CarKB.com

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