Woodyman84 3 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Last night i refitted the intake elbow and put in my port polished ob2 throttle body as well.All that went fairly well but while leaning over the top of the engine while it was running i got the most almighty wallop from something electrical(i do electronics im use to a shock but this hurt!!)on further inspection im guessing on of my HT leads must be exposed although i cant see any damage to the casing.any ideas....or feel free to laugh at me getting nearly dropped by my car! Link to post Share on other sites
wardycatt 7 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Could it be the coil pack? On my car, you could see the spark jumping from the coil pack casing to one of the bolts used to mount it. It was only by chance that I was under the bonnet at night, which meant I could see the spark. That would give you a fair old shock, and it's a fairly common issue I believe. Link to post Share on other sites
Woodyman84 3 Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 yeh that was my other thought.im not sure if it could get me while leaning on top of the engine thoughtrouble is im not really wanting to go poking about again to find out haha Link to post Share on other sites
Daverse 175 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 What were you poking at the time? HT leads can give a bit of a zap but yheres next to no current, so shouldnt give you any tissue damage. Look for any obvious cracks in any wires / plastic boxes that have high voltage cables in them Link to post Share on other sites
Woodyman84 3 Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 i was leaning directly over the top of the engine to look at the throttle body and surrounding area had my arm on the top of the block so probably over where the HT leads go,cant see any damage on them tho, although they are recessed into little channels Link to post Share on other sites
russj249 2 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 lol I once did a leaf check on my own, pulling each lead off and putting a spark plug in, holding the lead so plug was touching manifold and reaching round to crank the car over.All was going well till number 6, which was a bit of a stretch, I never gave it a thought but as I was reaching round tand looking to see for a spark, my neck was touching the bonnet.. needless to say i got shocked, but earthed out on my neck, so you imagine that jolt in your neck as well as your hand haha..I haven't done it on my own since that! haha Link to post Share on other sites
Vw_owner 1 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 LOL i remember when i got my corrado, the ht leads were very bad! the car konked out on the test drive and the owner got out and started fiddleing with them, next thing he gets a boot!, lol so funny, he didnt think so tho Link to post Share on other sites
Daverse 175 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Haha not a car i know but the worst one i got was when i was messing with a disposable camera, trying to make a light out of it for looking in awkward dark places. Anyway when i took ot apart i forgot to discharge the capacitor in the flash, put my little finger across the output, now i've lost the feeling in the nerve ending! Link to post Share on other sites
Woodyman84 3 Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 those camera flash caps are evil!you can use them to make your own Tazer or whatever they are calledI work with High power Discharge lamps so i have had some really scary moments4k Discharge searchlite Lamp starter puts out 8-12KV at 28 amps :OHad one of these arcing to the chassis on a site where the wiring was bodgedJust glad no one touched it !!! Link to post Share on other sites
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