No spark. Need spark.. Pleeeease

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No spark. Need spark.. Pleeeease

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Hi guys kindly please advise if. You can.
Vw dictator, mp9, 2e suddenly died off whilst driving.
There is no spark
During diagnosis I removed the dizzy to see if there is any response when I manually spin it.
When I spin the dizzy it only signals the fuel but doesn't spark. I'm using the coil HT lead to test for spark against ground
Any suggestions on where I can check next
It's using tp100 and a 2pin coil, they get very hot when ignition is on.
I tried to connect pin 4 (12+)of the tp100 and coil + directly to the 12v battery supply but still no spark.
I have also checked the tp100 ground and it's fine.
I rewired the three cables from the tp 100 to dizzy.

Should I. Maybe just should I just get the 3pin coil and put that in instead or maybe get another tp100 or coil?

I will greatly appreciate any input thanks. I have checked the forums for advise but I haven't found any thing else to check
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Just to add if it's relevant all the lights of the dictator pulse when I crank but no fire
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I think you should try a 3 pin and see if it solves the problem, just give it a try
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Thanks I managed to wire the 3 pin and hallelujah fire.
Is it OK to run the distributor on 12v from ignition. I think the tp100 supplies 5v to the dizzy?
My tachometer is gone how do I get it back
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new spec or old spec dash cluster ?
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If it is the old spec square dash, you need to buy the tacho adaptor from Dicktator and install.
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Thanks guys will look for it on their website.
The 3 pin coil that I put in burned out after after driving about 200km in the rain.
My coil charge time is 2500 might this be the cause?
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Thanks guys will look for it on their website.
The 3 pin coil that I put in burned out after after driving about 200km in the rain.
My coil charge time is 2500 might this be the cause?
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Reduce coil charge to 2.000ms
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OK thanks will do that right away.
Just 1 last thing my ignition idles OK only when it's devided by 2.
I remember reading somewhere that it should decided by4.
Where should it be
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SupernoxV3 wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 5:06 pm OK thanks will do that right away.
Just 1 last thing my ignition idles OK only when it's devided by 2.
I remember reading somewhere that it should decided by4.
Where should it be
It is 4 cylinder and ignition divide value of 2
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