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tobydog wrote:I would invest in a spare ignition amp and some thermal grease.

Cheers Tobydog,
Will take spare ingnition amp and thermal grease.

maxstu wrote:

tobydog wrote:I would invest in a spare ignition amp and some thermal grease.

Cheers Tobydog,
Will take spare ingnition amp and thermal grease.

All petrol T25 drivers should carry one at all times ... same as the accelerator cable AND as we found last weekend an ignition switch.

Ian.

Ian Hulley wrote:

maxstu wrote:

tobydog wrote:I would invest in a spare ignition amp and some thermal grease.

Cheers Tobydog,
Will take spare ingnition amp and thermal grease.

All petrol T25 drivers should carry one at all times ... same as the accelerator cable AND as we found last weekend an ignition switch.

Ian.

Blimey! More stuff to lug about. Okay and noted. Will junk the jetski and mobile bouncy castle in favour of said items.

Well blind me! I tested coil. Changed ignition amp for known good used and bought a new spare. New leads. 6 month old rotor cleaned. Cleaned out dizzy cap and checked for spark and all good.
Got five miles down road and same symptoms. Just cuts out. Non starter this time. So towed back to Maxine's place.
Next day tested circuit and starts fine. Put loads of spares on board and head off for Margate sixty miles away. Mostly fast roads apart for final eight miles.
Running absolutely...o bugger! ........until 4 miles from home. Dead by side of road.
Check for spark up to dizzy cap. Fine. Changed newish rotor arm for brand new Beru and up she fire. And since no problem whatsoever. Praise the Lord!
In hindsight l recall having a similar problem two years ago with another van. Then l was running a rev limited rotor. Local garage. Kent VW..great firm...gave me free advice, that is junk it and fit a normal rotor instead.
I seemed to have cornered the market in dodgy rotor.
So which is best make for our campers. Bosch, Beru, Champion?

maxstu wrote: So which is best make for our campers. Bosch, Beru, Champion?

Right order

Do the lights come on when it won't start but only the sidelights and no headlights ? If so the symptoms match my faulty ignition switch. No turning over, nothing … then mysteriously comes back to life.

Ian

Ian Hulley wrote:Do the lights come on when it won't start but only the sidelights and no headlights ? If so the symptoms match my faulty ignition switch. No turning over, nothing … then mysteriously comes back to life.

Ian

Everything normal apart from not firing engine.

I cant believe how much time l spent sorting this..all for a poxy faulty rotor. Will keep a new spare on board in future. I really should have known.

Is it me? Or is it LPG eats leads, dizzy's and rotors at a rapid rate?

maxstu wrote: Will keep a new spare on board in future.

LPG just shows up a weak ignition before petrol does because it needs a stronger spark.

If you remember my list of spares to carry at all times the last set of known-good cap, arm, leads and plugs are on it.

Ian.

^^ he said he already has one but is away from home^^
you are right though no good at home

maxstu wrote:
Cheers Emma, got a spare dizzy and inginition amp l can test with later this week. Stuck in Chichester san van until thurs.

itchyfeet wrote:^^ he said he already has one but is away from home^^
you are right though no good at home

maxstu wrote:
Cheers Emma, got a spare dizzy and inginition amp l can test with later this week. Stuck in Chichester san van until thurs.

I live in Margate. Van was stuck in Swanley. Other camper in Swanley too. And l was in Chichester.
l had appropriate spares in camper.. but not the one that broke down.
All sorted thanks
Regards
Stuart

Stu, does sound like a breaking down Hall Sender as the symptoms seem the same as why I had on mine. Van would start fine and may do a long or short journey before conking out and not starting. Eventually conked out and got to the point where it just wouldn’t start and had to call AA out.

Chap had a spark plug tester and found that sometimes it was sparking fine and then there was nothing (i literally changed all the electrical components bar the dizzy).

I put in another dizzy and van has been fine since - you should’ve given me a shout mate as you were only in Swanley and I have a spare dizzy you could have used.

300CE wrote: I put in another dizzy and van has been fine since - you should’ve given me a shout mate as you were only in Swanley and I have a spare dizzy you could have used.

That the one you had off me?? Glad its still going strong

ermie571 wrote:

300CE wrote: I put in another dizzy and van has been fine since - you should’ve given me a shout mate as you were only in Swanley and I have a spare dizzy you could have used.

That the one you had off me?? Glad its still going strong

The very same one Em, it's been bloomin' marvellous!

300CE wrote:Stu, you should’ve given me a shout mate as you were only in Swanley and I have a spare dizzy you could have used.

Cheers Justin

I have a spare dizzy thanks. But around the time of postings l was up a mast in Chichester marina, freezing my cobblers off, and waiting for a real radar expert to do a bit of wiring.

It was only the camper in Swanley. Not me. I borrowed a Suzuki jeep from a relative...what a dreadful bone shaker...and scampered south for a few days.

To cheer me up l bought a 2003 Honda 600 Hornet to replace the nicked GSF. It was for sale just down the road in Swanley....l past it when being towed by recovery services. At £1200 l coukdnt say no. Great fun bike...what an engine ! It rocks

Sounds like there was a reason for the breaking down mate! Glad you’ve got the bike sorted now, Hornet’s are great bikes and at £1200, sounds like a bargain to me