Randy;
Thats all right, I just want to keep you honest. I wouldnt want some one to
hook it up backwards and fry an electronic Igniton set up.
Skip...............At 06:14 PM 11/12/97 -0800, Randy Rees (Volt Computer)
wrote:
>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
>Windows NT Test Team
>
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>http://ntbeta.microsoft.com/FAQ/faq.asp
>
>
>
>> -----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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