Ignition Troubleshooting Links?
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Ignition Troubleshooting Links?
Can anyone post some links to troubleshoot a first gen ignition system?
I have no spark from the leading coil and I've searched the forums, but I haven't found a good guide. I have read up with the three manuals I have but it would be nice to have a comprehensive step by step guide so I can do it right.
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Vin
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I have no spark from the leading coil and I've searched the forums, but I haven't found a good guide. I have read up with the three manuals I have but it would be nice to have a comprehensive step by step guide so I can do it right.
Thanks,
Vin
ps. i don't have points
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Looks easy enough.
I wonder if I could swap in a solid state relay (hockey puck style)?
I got a coil and wires to swap in for testing because it's hard to tell if they’ve gone bad. What about the low tension signal from the dizzy to the coils? Any way to test that? O-Scope(it's been a while sense I've used mine).
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Looks easy enough.
I wonder if I could swap in a solid state relay (hockey puck style)?
I got a coil and wires to swap in for testing because it's hard to tell if they’ve gone bad. What about the low tension signal from the dizzy to the coils? Any way to test that? O-Scope(it's been a while sense I've used mine).
Vin
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No Sparky
No leading spark.
No trailing spark.
Both coils get 12.7v.
High tension wires are good.
Pulled the inginiters to test but I dought both would go bad together.
Did I pull a signal wire?
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Vin
No trailing spark.
Both coils get 12.7v.
High tension wires are good.
Pulled the inginiters to test but I dought both would go bad together.
Did I pull a signal wire?
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Vin
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Originally Posted by Vin
No leading spark.
No trailing spark.
Both coils get 12.7v.
High tension wires are good.
Pulled the inginiters to test but I dought both would go bad together.
Did I pull a signal wire?
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Vin
No trailing spark.
Both coils get 12.7v.
High tension wires are good.
Pulled the inginiters to test but I dought both would go bad together.
Did I pull a signal wire?
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Vin
Last edited by Siraniko; 10-18-05 at 06:23 PM.
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But does that diagram apply to J105's?
Don't they trigger backwards?
Anyway what's odds of both going bad at the same time?
Thanks,
Vin
Don't they trigger backwards?
Anyway what's odds of both going bad at the same time?
Thanks,
Vin
So which electronic dizzy do you have? 80 with a separate igniter box OR 81-85.
If its 81-85, did you use the stock wiring harness OR did you run a new wire from the coil to dizzy.
It would be really nice to have all the detials instead of a little fart here and there.
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*1980 RX7 SA with stock ignition.
*No spark from the leading coil.
*No spark from the trailing coil.
*Both coils get 12.7v.
*High tension wires are good.
*The tach goes to 6K when the key is turned to the run position and drops to 2.5K when the key is turned to the starter position.
*The car uses J-105's.
*No spark from the leading coil.
*No spark from the trailing coil.
*Both coils get 12.7v.
*High tension wires are good.
*The tach goes to 6K when the key is turned to the run position and drops to 2.5K when the key is turned to the starter position.
*The car uses J-105's.
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Yes but...
Since it does jump does that mean that my dizzy is working?
Does it mean my igniters are working?
I'll test the igniters this afternoon anyway.
Thanks,
Vin
Does it mean my igniters are working?
I'll test the igniters this afternoon anyway.
Thanks,
Vin
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