The 'E' Type Forum

the car starts and runs fine 10 minutes the rev counter goes to 0 and there is no spark but it can be started some times right away other time after ca 5 min cooldown restarts and runs fine many miles

Hilsen
Kim

An introduction would be nice....who are you.....Steve

Hi Kim.

Series 3 cars are not my area of expertise, and others will chime in, but the original OPUS ignition system on the V12 is prone to unreliability, especially when it gets hot.

Hi Kim.
Next time you have the failure, try cooling the OPUS ignition amplifier (the ribbed box connected to the distributor and located either in the vee of the engine or on the front upper frame) using a bag of frozen peas or similar. If it works, then likely the Amplifier has gone past its best and a new system, probably from SNG Barratt is in order.

Good luck,

Simon

the ignition is a lumination ignition amplifier when I drive ca 2 miles it cuts out then I roll along in gear and its starts again
and drives for miles whit out issuer I have an ignitions tester between the ignition coil and the distributor :
when it dies there is no spark

kim

Have u tried a new coil?
Also, could it be fuel, are your spark plugs wet or dry?
When was the fuel filter last replaced?
How long have u had the lumination, has it ever worked reliably, what is the last work you did on the car before this problem?

A loose electrical connection in the ignition module is one of the common reasons why your car stall while driving.

Update it was the Lumenition ignition module
That was the problem
Change to Lumenition Performance Ignition
And the problem went away

Kim