Hi,

I've seen a few posts along similar lines but they don't quite seem to be the same so here goes:

Having sold my Golf because he kept dying and I needed a reliable car, I bought my Coupe in April, and he has been great. My heater recently stopped working on 3 (the only thing he'd been working on before) as the Diode on the resistor pack had burnt out. We soldered in a new one but then realised the fan was not turning (unfortunately we did this by bypassing the resistor and as a result blew the fuse of the Cigarette lighter... probably best not to ask).

As the heater had been broken I didn't drive anywhere for about 10 days / 2 weeks (all it has done here is rain and I couldn't see out of the windscreen even if I opened my windows so I just didn't drive as I'm on holiday from work).

Yesterday after we'd been looking at the fan I went to start it for the first time in 10 days / 2 weeks I turned the key and the engine was trying desperately to start but it just wouldn't, would just keep cranking but seemed like no spark.

When we investigated, I had to replace the Dizzy and rotor arm (worst I've ever seen), so we did, and still nothing. My dad thinks it might be that we blew something else when we blew the cig lighter fuse but I can't see how? He also thinks it could be something to do with the immobiliser, but when my immobiliser is on it won't even let you turn the key let alone crank.

The car was SPOT ON and working perfectly before this period of non-driving. Does anyone have any ideas?! They'd be welcomed (especially if they are cheap as I am skint at the moment :-( ).

Many thanks for taking time to read this,

Lol.