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Old 09-27-09, 03:57 PM
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ignition coil fire
just tried to start car after rebuild and leading ignition coil caught fire, any ideas to what would be the cause?
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just tried to start car after rebuild and leading ignition coil caught fire, any ideas to what would be the cause?
A short perhaps?
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within the system? or within the coil itself?
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i guess the next question would be where do i ground it? or where is the grounding end of it?
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heres some pictures of it it made a buzzing sound then let out some smoke from under the uim and was extremely hot to the touch
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im looking through the wire diagram but i cant read/understand it .. i think the coil would be
"b1-13"
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ok i think i kind of understand this, can someone verify the path of the current? i guess my question is what is an igniter and power train module?
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