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RE: Frustration!

To: "Randy Rees (Volt Computer)" <a-rrees@microsoft.com>
Subject: RE: Frustration!
From: Skip Kelsey <kelsey@value.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 20:56:56 -0800
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
>
>Before you file your next bug, check our FAQ at
>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 
>> >> -----------------------------------------------------
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>> >> -----------------------------------------------------
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>> >
>> >
>
>


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