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post Dec 4, 2012 - 8:54 PM
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So today my car randomly stalled on me and then wouldn't start.

Basically, I started the car, backed up a 20-30 feet, stopped, put it into 1st gear, started to let the clutch out, and she just stalled.
I thought I just stalled my car, but then I realized the clutch wasn't fully let out yet. I went to start her and she just keeps turning over.
My friends and I tried to push start her, and she sounded like she wanted to start, but won't. There's compression cause you could hear it in the exhaust and she's getting air. I have to check the fuel and spark tomorrow, though the spark plugs look fine.

As for checking the fuel, I'm just going to unbolt the fuel line from the filter and see if there's anything there.
Then for spark, I don't have a tester, but I'm going to pull the distributor and see how that is.

Timing belt was just done last winter so I highly doubt that jumped a tooth or broke.
Oil and coolant are fine, nothing is mixed so the head gasket is fine.

Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks.
 
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post Dec 5, 2012 - 8:00 PM
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A coil is a transformer. It turns 12volts into 20,000-50,000 volts using two wound up coils of wire inside.
The electricity inside the 12volt side is converted into a magnetic force(because its wound up wire) that is absorbed by the secondary side which is 20k-50k. You can either step up or step down the voltage with a transformer by altering the number of windings on each side proportional to one another.

The primary side or primary windings of the coil are tested by testing the 12 volt INPUT. They are the 2 studs with a wire and nut on them. You would have to remove these wires to replace it for example.

The secondary side has no ground. So to test it you test the output(the high voltage terminal) and the positive terminal of the primary side. Resistance is higher(in the thousands) because there is no actual connection between the two, electricity is actually jumping from the primary side to the secondary side through electromagnetism.

Hope this answers your question but I always figure if you understand the WHY you will always get the HOW. Too many people just want the How without the Why.
post Dec 6, 2012 - 1:00 AM
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QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Dec 5, 2012 - 8:00 PM) *
A coil is a transformer. It turns 12volts into 20,000-50,000 volts using two wound up coils of wire inside.
The electricity inside the 12volt side is converted into a magnetic force(because its wound up wire) that is absorbed by the secondary side which is 20k-50k. You can either step up or step down the voltage with a transformer by altering the number of windings on each side proportional to one another.

The primary side or primary windings of the coil are tested by testing the 12 volt INPUT. They are the 2 studs with a wire and nut on them. You would have to remove these wires to replace it for example.

The secondary side has no ground. So to test it you test the output(the high voltage terminal) and the positive terminal of the primary side. Resistance is higher(in the thousands) because there is no actual connection between the two, electricity is actually jumping from the primary side to the secondary side through electromagnetism.

Hope this answers your question but I always figure if you understand the WHY you will always get the HOW. Too many people just want the How without the Why.


Well I'm glad to know how it works now!
My question is, though, where is the output for the high voltage side? Is it that metal plate where the screws go through?

Posts in this topic
- mkernz22   Car Stalled, Won't Start   Dec 4, 2012 - 8:54 PM
- - trdproven   first thing is check for error codes, from there w...   Dec 4, 2012 - 10:27 PM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (trdproven @ Dec 4, 2012 - 10...   Dec 4, 2012 - 10:49 PM
- - Special_Edy   Spray starting fluid(ether) into the intake throug...   Dec 4, 2012 - 11:31 PM
- - trdproven   ^ yup if you get nothing from any error codes, sta...   Dec 5, 2012 - 2:05 AM
- - mkernz22   Well she's getting gas alright. Took the spark...   Dec 5, 2012 - 3:15 PM
|- - Special_Edy   QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Dec 5, 2012 - 4:15...   Dec 5, 2012 - 3:31 PM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Dec 5, 2012 - 3...   Dec 5, 2012 - 4:01 PM
- - Special_Edy   Yes thats the one but check yours with a multimete...   Dec 5, 2012 - 6:03 PM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Dec 5, 2012 - 6...   Dec 5, 2012 - 6:32 PM
- - Special_Edy   A coil is a transformer. It turns 12volts into 20,...   Dec 5, 2012 - 8:00 PM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Dec 5, 2012 - 8...   Dec 6, 2012 - 1:00 AM
- - Special_Edy   Oh lol, its the small metal piece sticking out of ...   Dec 6, 2012 - 2:10 AM
- - czwalga   Spark is easy to check if you have someone with yo...   Dec 6, 2012 - 7:20 AM
- - mkernz22   QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Dec 6, 2012 - 2...   Dec 6, 2012 - 10:10 AM
|- - Box   QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Dec 6, 2012 - 9:10...   Dec 6, 2012 - 11:25 AM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (Box @ Dec 6, 2012 - 11:25 AM)...   Dec 6, 2012 - 12:06 PM
- - Box   Huzzah!   Dec 6, 2012 - 1:48 PM
- - Special_Edy   Yay, glad you are back on the road and you were ab...   Dec 6, 2012 - 3:04 PM


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