Oops I knew that, What I meant to say is that pretend the distributor is a
ground, and negative on a negative grnd. car and positive to distributor on
a Positive grnd, car.
Thanks Skip, especially since your the one who taught me that. I need to
proof read my responses a little better huh!
Thanks
Randy Rees
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Skip Kelsey [SMTP:kelsey@value.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 1997 6:03 PM
> To: Randy Rees (Volt Computer)
> Subject: RE: Frustration!
>
> Randy:
>
> I dont mean to butt in , but on a positive ground car, the positive side
> of
> the coil gos to the Distributor. If
>
> Skip..........At 04:59 PM 11/12/97 -0800, you wrote:
> >Then it must be the points or Electronic ignition not triggering the coil
> to
> >fire. The lead coming from the distributor must be on the Neg. side of
> the
> >coil on a positive ground car.
> >
> >
> > Yup. This is a brand new coil, and it also didn't work with the old
> >coil.
> > The old one was the original one (c. 1978), and the new one is a
> >non-Lucas
> > part. Who knows?!?!
> >
> > As for the HT and LT wiring, I'm lost! Before today, I had never
> >removed a
> > distributor cap before! =)
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Randy Rees
> >Windows NT Test Team
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Benjamin Ruset [SMTP:bruset@monmouth.com]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 1997 4:45 PM
> >> To: Randy Rees (Volt Computer)
> >> Subject: RE: Frustration!
> >>
> >> >Nope, not if your getting 12V to both sides of the coil, have you
> tried
> >> >another coil? I believe the external spade connectors are attached to
> the
> >> >low tension winding and trigger a release of the high tension winding
> to
> >> >create a spark. (somebody correct me if I'm wrong-like I really had to
> >> ask
> >> >:-) it could be a bad High tension winding.
> >>
> >> Yup. This is a brand new coil, and it also didn't work with the old
> coil.
> >> The old one was the original one (c. 1978), and the new one is a
> non-Lucas
> >> part. Who knows?!?!
> >>
> >> As for the HT and LT wiring, I'm lost! Before today, I had never
> removed a
> >> distributor cap before! =)
> >>
> >>
> >> BEN RUSET
> >> -----------------------------------------------------
> >> 78 MGB Roadster (dead)
> >> 89 Mercury Cougar (Ghetto Cruiser)
> >> -----------------------------------------------------
> >> Homepage - http://www.monomouth.com/~bruset
> >> Saftey Fast! - http://www.infi-pos.com/~oasis
> >> ^^^ Note: Under construction, and taking submissions!
> >
> >
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