Ignition problem
Ignition problem
Just a quick question. I just put a DE in my car and everything is good to go except I got no spark. I am wondering if anyone has run into this problem before?
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- kiwi_MX3
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One assumes you have just done a straight engine swap?
Have you plugged everything in? including the crank sensor
on the front of the block?
Are you using your k8 loom and dizy?
Etc ETC.
you need to tell us what you have and what you are using before
peaple can help you......
Internal coil test
Disconnect the distributor plug ( 6 pin's )
Disconnect the coil plug ( 3 pins )
Check the resistance of the primary winding
on the three pins Pin A is the closest to the 6 Pin plug
B is the Middle C the end one..
A to C resisitance should be 0.58-0.86 ohms
With the cap off check the resistance of pin C
to the coil tower ( put a screwdriver down it to
touch the contact at the bottom
Tower to C should be 11.5 - 18.5 ohms..
If it an't in this spec range your screwed
Check for power supply to the dizy from memory
the voltage is supplied via the three pin plug.
Have you plugged everything in? including the crank sensor
on the front of the block?
Are you using your k8 loom and dizy?
Etc ETC.
you need to tell us what you have and what you are using before
peaple can help you......
Internal coil test
Disconnect the distributor plug ( 6 pin's )
Disconnect the coil plug ( 3 pins )
Check the resistance of the primary winding
on the three pins Pin A is the closest to the 6 Pin plug
B is the Middle C the end one..
A to C resisitance should be 0.58-0.86 ohms
With the cap off check the resistance of pin C
to the coil tower ( put a screwdriver down it to
touch the contact at the bottom
Tower to C should be 11.5 - 18.5 ohms..
If it an't in this spec range your screwed
Check for power supply to the dizy from memory
the voltage is supplied via the three pin plug.
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basically it is a straight swap. We used the original K8 wiring in the car. The distributor is the DE distributor. Everything is plucgged back in except for two plugs that went just under the TB on the K8. I believe they are related to the EGR. What I am wondering is if there is a difference between the way the distributor is wired on the DE as opposed the K8.
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Put the k8 dizy back in, i have a funny feeling that the DE dizy
won't work, others on this board are more faimiliar with DE
as we only get Jspec stuff here in NZ.
won't work, others on this board are more faimiliar with DE
as we only get Jspec stuff here in NZ.
Kiwi - Native Bird Of New Zealand, semi-nocturnal, secretive bird
Flightless, though can be found flying firstclass
Poor eyesight, though can spot a good pub at 100yards.
Flightless, though can be found flying firstclass
Poor eyesight, though can spot a good pub at 100yards.
That's exactly what the problem was. So this means that I have a 95 engine? Sorry I'm totally unfamiliar with the DE engine, I ordered a ZE, got the DE and had to put it in because my K8 is dead - still working on getting the proper engine though. I've tried doing searches on DE's but all I get is KLZE with a tiny blurb about the DE.
Question if anyone out there knows ... is the curved neck DE off of the Millennia? I have to find the proper ECU for this engine, as it is surging right now.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Question if anyone out there knows ... is the curved neck DE off of the Millennia? I have to find the proper ECU for this engine, as it is surging right now.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Damn cars!!!
So the car runs alright with your K8 disty? Also this would mean 2 things the engine and disty is a 95 or the disty is a 95 but the engine is from a diff year.That's exactly what the problem was. So this means that I have a 95 engine?
The car should not be surging, even when started with the K8 ECU my car ran fine...start checking hoses and connections.is the curved neck DE off of the Millennia? I have to find the proper ECU for this engine, as it is surging right now.
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