need help with golf conversion!

been doin an engine conversion on a mk1 golf to a mk2 16v gti the engine is turning over but the spark plugs wont work does anyone have any infomation which might help

How have you wired the ignition ?

Have you read the FAQ's and do you have the conversion guidlines? There are several different ones kicking about that are very useful. The good ol haynes also comes in handy!

So have you wired up the 16v ignition control?

all the wiring is done it will turn over but no spark, the coil is live but there is no live comin from the coil lead

Sted_09 said

all the wiring is done it will turn over but no spark, the coil is live but there is no live comin from the coil lead

Can you clarify what you mean by "the coil is live but there is no live coming from the coil lead"? There's 3 connections on the coil, for a start….

Basically, can you explain which variation of ignition wiring you have done, and what is connected to what, etc. There is a feint possibility the wiring is correct but one of the components is faulty….but no way of knowing before the wiring is investigated.

the lead to the distributor is not live were as the leads 2 the coil are a dunno if that makes much sence or not

Sted_09 said

the lead to the distributor is not live were as the leads 2 the coil are a dunno if that makes much sence or not

How are you testing if its live or not?

using a 12v tester and the coil becoms live wen turnin the engine over

Sted_09 said

using a 12v tester and the coil becoms live wen turnin the engine over

Well, the king lead is about 10,000V, and its a very short pulse, so it won't show up on a multimeter, or it will blow its electronics inside, or it will short out through your hand instead of the multimeter and give you a nasty shock.

You need to test for a spark by putting a spark plug into the end of the king lead and holding it with a pair of insulated pliers, with the thread of the spark plug touching against a sound earth point. Or by leaving the HT leads connected up and using a timing light.

If the ignition is on, you'll see a steady +12V on one of the coil connections and an intermittent (1 per 180 deg turn of the crank) on the other one. Can you tell us which colour wires are connected to which coil terminals?

In fact, can you also list everything else which is connected, to do with the ignition system.

theres 1 black conected 2 the plus terminal nd a black with a white line 2 the same terminal the ignition was already connected together and workin befor instaled

So, you're not using a Mk2 GTI 16V ECU????

yes al the wiring is is from the mk2 gti aswell aswell as the ecu