I'm BLUE Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Was it your "anti-theft" device that was giving you all the problems ? :lol: ( been there done that ,,, haha ! ) Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 240sx? no the anti theft never gave me problems Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 THAT COULD STILL BE BDC!!! You have to see the cam. The piston goes to the top twice in a 4 stroke motor... But it only has compression on one of then ..and that is TDC Or at least going up to it. Putting finger in / over sparkplug hole is a very reliable way of finding TDC 1 Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 But it only has compression on one of then ..and that is TDC Or at least going up to it. Putting finger in / over sparkplug hole is a very reliable way of finding TDC I guess BDC is the wrong term, I meant the opposite of TDC compression, so TDC exhaust stroke... Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I could see what you were trying to explain to DAT510 but in my opinion he should always go top dead , and then if off fix ..If he does it always the same way , , he can eliminate human error . I have a youngster i am trying to teach engine timing to and consistency is everything.. Well that and not grabbing his throat for snide comments that seem to flow out his mouth. 2 Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 i triple checked, i found the mark on the crank pulley and took off the valve cover to check that as well, and used my finger, and although not that reliable looked at the rotor on the dizzy Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I understand consistency. Yes TDC always!!! But that doesnt always mean the rotor is pointing at plug #1, and that is more or less what I was trying to explain with the why...The only true TDC to set a distributor at right the first time is on the compression stroke, and you can only tell that with seeing the lobes on the cam shaft. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 That looks good DAT510, providing the rotor falls under a wire terminal. Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I wish the car was in my garage :( Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 along with my "electronic distributor" as Autozone calls it, i have a 82 200sx coil, im not sure on the wiring but i wired the red with + and green with - and kept the ballast wiring and coil wiring the same throughout the coil and dizzy swap, i didn't see any spark what's so ever. Now the 200SX had two coils (As it was a 8 plug Z22E) and had no ballast i don't remember if the wiring went directly to the dizzy but there was a junction box type thing that connected to it. i'm saying this because i remember reading something about having to use correct voltage and resistance when it comes to these Pertronix kits, and they were designed to run with the stock coil and ballast. but i don't know what to run nor if im running it correctly. Seeing as the 200SX didn't come with ballasts, that would mean that there probably is less resistance or none needed to run these correct? so therefore the ballast that is currently hooked up is most likely over kill. i'm kind of confused on the wiring and everything. The coil doesn't fire spark, so the wiring must be messed up.... Can someone point me in the right direction? Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Damn I don't have experience with electronic distributors other than pertronix :( ... This sounds a bit interesting .... Throw a points coil in to test with it ... Ballast resistors can go bad ... Test for contnuity across the terminals with a multimeter ... (Volts) Do you possible have a points dizzy and coil you could just throw in :) and test it with ? Sorry dude ! I had one burn out on me ... Make sure the wires on the inside of the distributor do not rub anything ... Wrap with insulation or heat shrink at least if they do ! Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Lol i had a dual point dizzy in there and was going to replace the condenser, but instead got this "electronic distributor" which is a reman, but is really nothing more than a dizzy with a pertronix kit. i think.... for some reason i got a 78 510 dizzy.... idk why i did that when i probably could of gotten a matchbox... Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Lol i had a dual point dizzy in there and was going to replace the condenser, but instead got this "electronic distributor" which is a reman, but is really nothing more than a dizzy with a pertronix kit. i think.... for some reason i got a 78 510 dizzy.... idk why i did that when i probably could of gotten a matchbox... Replace the condensor ... Fire the bische up lol Idk dude I did the same ... But since you spent the money would be nice to figure out electronic stuff Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 $120 + $50 core charge.. ollz yeah i want to figure this one out Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Take a picture of the dizzy with the cap off. If it is like the remote igniter, well then theres your problem. It sounds like it is either a Remote igniter, or a pertronix. Also I was getting confused with reading... You said that coil is from the 200sx, and it had no ballast? If so then that is an EI coil, and you should not run a ballast. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 NVM about the pic, just found it... Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Take a picture of the dizzy with the cap off. If it is like the remote igniter, well then theres your problem. It sounds like it is either a Remote igniter, or a pertronix. Also I was getting confused with reading... You said that coil is from the 200sx, and it had no ballast? If so then that is an EI coil, and you should not run a ballast. Sorry, yeah let me clarify that. The 8 plug dizzy was infact a electronic ignition dizzy. this is my new dizzy, not 8 plug Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Im going with Remote Igniter. It is what the pre 79 EI is. You will need an ignition module, get one for a chevy camaro or something... Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Awesome, You're a big help Laecaon. Can't thank you enough :D i think i have a Camaro with that on it Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Oh......I get it now. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Car running yet? :lol: Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 lol my car isn't at my house. it WILL run tomorrow though i figured everything out now thanks to you, i need to pick up a voltmeter tomorrow though to double check. Quote Link to comment
michal89 Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Wow very nice one..Keep it up.! Quote Link to comment
Guest kamakazi620 Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 i triple checked, i found the mark on the crank pulley and took off the valve cover to check that as well, and used my finger, and although not that reliable looked at the rotor on the dizzy ^^^^ Theres your problem FRAM!!!!!!!!!!!!! the "Other" "F" word the first is "Ford" Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted December 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Wow very nice one..Keep it up.! I can't help but think you're a spammer, you're sig is suspicious. if not disregard this. ^^^^ Theres your problem FRAM!!!!!!!!!!!!! the "Other" "F" word the first is "Ford" I know, i know, i had no money left over and really wanted to change the oil, i will change it when it's life span ends in....2 miles didn't start the car today, i sorta fried the module somehow.... But i'm getting a Matchbox dizzy on Monday! :lol: Quote Link to comment
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