nbesheer Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 I previously had a single point with a rigged up connection to the wiring harness. Now I have a dual point that has a two wire connection that I don't have a mating connector for. So Where should I connect these bad boys, any one know ? I don't have a camera so I can't get pictures. Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 why would you swap out a single point dizzy for a dual?? Quote Link to comment
yello620 Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 now is the time to swap in a EI dizzy.. x2 why would you swap out a single to install a dual point dizzy. I have two EI dizzy's for sale. Jason Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 why would you swap out a single point dizzy for a dual?? Hey zuum510, please recall: http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?p=64482#post64482 He's got a dizzy now, and came by and saw mine yesterday. Even I was a little stumped on my configuration (the PO had some wierd stuff going on under the hood, dual point converted to single point, two temp sensors on the housing, etc.) So I could not really help him. My book is for a '73, and he's actually borrowing my Haynes book so I didn't have the diagram for the newer 610s either. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 The thermostat housing may have been swapped with one from a Z car. I've seen some with 4-5 senders on them. Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 you don't need to hook up both sets of points, only the primary. If your car has been dicked around this much its not likely that the switch for the secondary points is even there... if it ever had one. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 You could run both sets on one wire. The first set would close to make the connection. The second set would close. The first set would open but because the second set is still closed nothing happens. Finally the second set opens and the coil fires. This is how my '70 340 worked. This increases the dwell time allowing the coil more time to build up it's magnetic field. Timing is set as usual on the opening set of points. On my Dart the opening set wore out faster than the closing set because of the arcing. Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 The thermostat housing may have been swapped with one from a Z car. I've seen some with 4-5 senders on them. You hit the nail on the head, Datzenmike. It was from a Z Car. And it is now gone because all that plumbing interferes with the coolant bypass tube on the SU manifold I have been working on. Quote Link to comment
nbesheer Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I'm going to have to try that single hook up. now the primary point is going to be points closest to the firewall eh ? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I think there are 4 degrees difference in the points. This way the emissions system could retard the ignition by that amount when the engine was cold or in lower gears. Quote Link to comment
nbesheer Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Well I got it all set up hopefully, well it runs pretty good, not sure if it's all proper. Anyways yello620 what type of electic one is it, and how much. Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Well I got it all set up hopefully, well it runs pretty good, not sure if it's all proper. Anyways yello620 what type of electic one is it, and how much. Matchbox type, where possible. Your harness is too much of a train wreck to do a remote setup. I wouldn't even chance it. If you need parts, like a pedestal or harness, they are readily available on ZXs. Quote Link to comment
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