Re: 156 - Any accessory power available....

Catman <catman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Alan Rogers wrote:
> >> Mine comes on at MAR and goes off at stop.
> >> It's just a wiring issue.
> >>
> >>
> > Yeah, but isn't your ignition on in the MAR position?
> 
> Yes
> > Mine is.  Don't want 
> > to be leaving it like that for any length of time.
> 
> Why?

Probably a hangover from the days of carburettors and electro-mechanical
injection systems, where you could burn out the coil by leaving it
energised like that, without firing.

On an ECU controlled car, it's not a problem.
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