> Morning folks,
>
> An interesting thing happened to me last night when I got home from work. I
> could here a ticking noise coming from the engine bay, so I lifted the bonnet
> and the tick went away, I closed the bonnet and the tick came back. Having
> donned my sherlock holmes DIY investigation kit, I discovered that my number
> one plug lead was arcing to the bonnet. So a quick call to Halfords on my way
> to work this morning (eleven quid for a set of leads) and a roadside swap
>cured
> all known ills.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. Has the arcing caused any damage to anything else?
>
> 2. Did something else cause the breakdown in the lead (ie is this a sypmtom
>and
> not the cause)?
>
> Any advice appreciated,
>
> Chris.
>
> --
> -- 1977 Spitfire 1500...Everyday/Only Driver.
> --
Hi Chris,
Whilst I'm no expert on this, I have had the same problem on other
cars I've owned. It's usually caused by old knackered plug leads and
replacing them should cure the problem. I think the leads just
deteriorate with age. Nothing else should have been affected by the
arcing.
Regards,
Jonathan
'77 Spit. 1500........also everyday/only driver
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School of Biological Sciences
University of Birmingham
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Birmingham B15 2TT
Great Britain
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