E12-80 question

[NismoZ]

Thanks Jon..I have the summit model ignition.. the magnetic pickup wires are purple and green...i noticed summit seems to be the same as the 6a in some ways...So do i just connect the red and green wire from the dis to the the purple and green wire from the box? Because i already tried that and it is not getting a trigger signal...

I am also in a bit trouble with the wiring...who ever had the car before me ran all the wires to the positive on the coil.. such as a fuel pump wire and a black/white wire that is from the factory wiring harness...its seems to have something to do with the ignition key being on...but cut the green/white and other black/white wire and left them disconnected...the green and white wire is for the tach right? what is the other black and white white for...is it safe to leave the fuel pump hooked up at the coil?

Edited January 16, 2009 by NismoZ

[jmortensen]

Thanks Jon..I have the summit model ignition.. the magnetic pickup wires are purple and green...i noticed summit seems to be the same as the 6a in some ways...So do i just connect the red and green wire from the dis to the the purple and green wire from the box? Because i already tried that and it is not getting a trigger signal...

Sounds right to me.

I am also in a bit trouble with the wiring...who ever had the car before me ran all the wires to the positive on the coil.. such as a fuel pump wire and a black/white wire that is from the factory wiring harness...its seems to have something to do with the ignition key being on...but cut the green/white and other black/white wire and left them disconnected...the green and white wire is for the tach right? what is the other black and white white for...is it safe to leave the fuel pump hooked up at the coil?

I can't answer any of this, I don't get along very well with electricity. Someone else here can help I'm sure.

I do know that the stock Z tach wiring is FUBAR. I think there is a tach adapter you can get from MSD, a search should find that pretty quickly. I ran an autometer so I just bypassed that whole thing and hooked the MSD directly to the tach.

[NismoZ]

ok i figured out why it wasnt working...the black and white wire that was for the switched 12volts on was preventing the coil to fire.. i actually didnt even need it...anyways i am still having trouble getting the dizzy to trigger the ignition...

I wired it according to figure 9...is it the correct one? or am i suppose to use the white wire for the points?

http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/instructions/sum-850602.pdf

i have the magnetic pickup wires wired straight to the dizzy and i get no trigger signal at all...any ideas?

Edited January 17, 2009 by NismoZ

[jmortensen]

#9 looks right.

[NismoZ]

I just figured out the problem...it was due to two power sources fighting over 12 volts which drop the currant just enough to not fire the ignition...I ended up having to rewire some stuff but it all worked out great..

I must say what a difference..car runs really well with minimal exhaust fumes out the tail pipe now..it also has a little more pep but not much...overall it was worth the money spent.

Edited January 17, 2009 by NismoZ