Hey all, I did the transistor ignition unit upgrade as described here:
Given this though, I have had some problems after doing it.
Given that I have a '78 I don't seem to have a resistor below the ignition coil but I think I wired the HEI module in correctly. I think it is correct since it ran for over 6 months, and the last 7 weeks of that was the car being driven daily.
On the 7th week though, problems began. The car became slowly harder to start taking longer and longer to crank until it eventually stopped firing all together.
I have checked and the car has fuel and air, just no spark. Seeing this, I replaced the HEI. After replacing the HEI the car stumbled as if it would fire and then resumed cranking with no spark.
So, have I installed the HEI correctly for a '78 280z? If so, what else could be killing HEI modules when I replace them?
I have attached pictures of my module installed: