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by Mk1Sport
Sat May 19, 2007 12:46 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: does the coil pack have to be earthed?
Replies: 1
Views: 2820

does the coil pack have to be earthed?

stupid question (maybe) but does the edis coil pack have to be earthed? at the moment its not, the bracket it has been bolted to is heavily painted so no earth at all... or is the ground connection through the spark plugs?. im asking this because a 'normal' coil doesnt just have the +12v connection ...
by Mk1Sport
Thu May 17, 2007 10:11 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: no spark... urgent please
Replies: 1
Views: 2137

no spark... urgent please

as the title says im not getting any spark ive already tried swapping the polarity of the vr sensor and it didnt help. i also tested it with a timing light to see if everything was working, and after the motor turned over there was a very loud bang and yes the timing light did flash when it happened...
by Mk1Sport
Thu May 10, 2007 11:54 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Megajolt won't communicate with laptop?
Replies: 3
Views: 4228

thanks again Brent heres my latest find... i tired your 'power cycle' suggestion and yes hyperterminal does recieve a small amount of data from mjlj. what i found odd, though, is that it only recieves any data when i turn the ignition to 'start' as opposed to 'on' so im assuming that mjlj and edis i...
by Mk1Sport
Thu May 10, 2007 2:37 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: Megajolt won't communicate with laptop?
Replies: 3
Views: 4228

Megajolt won't communicate with laptop?

when trying to use the megajolt tuning software, an error comes up saying 'timeout reading runtime data' I've also tried to communicate with mjlj using hyperterminal but it still wont communicate (when 'C' is pressed, nothing happens). my megajolt +12v connection is from the old +12v connection to t...
by Mk1Sport
Tue May 08, 2007 1:09 am
Forum: Ignition Map Library
Topic: maps for xflow
Replies: 2
Views: 7859

maps for xflow

two maps for xflow
by Mk1Sport
Thu May 03, 2007 9:31 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: older smiths tacho (again, i know...)
Replies: 4
Views: 8377

older smiths tacho (again, i know...)

sorry i did a search but i couldnt find anythint that explains how... on my setup the positive feed to the coil runs through the rev counter from the ignition switch, and the tacho senses the pulses from that. how wourld i get this to work? my thinking is that... route another wire from the ignition...
by Mk1Sport
Tue May 01, 2007 12:20 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: edis-4 wiring
Replies: 1
Views: 2694

edis-4 wiring

looking at the wiring diagram brent has supplied, on the shielded cable connecting edis to megajolt (PIP and SAW connections) the earth is connected to pin #7 on the edis-4 plug, however when i bought an edis-4 unit (which still had all the wiring connected) the earth from the shielded cable was con...
by Mk1Sport
Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:25 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: is an 'edis' crank sensor necesary?
Replies: 8
Views: 9293

yep mate includes absolutely everything you need! https://www.burtonpower.com/prodpics/large/WEB99902915%20Trigger%20Kit.jpg as you can see it has trigger wheel, spacer for between trigger wheel and pulley, longer pulley bolt, pin to lock trigger hweel into place, crank sensor and mounting brackets ...
by Mk1Sport
Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:04 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: is an 'edis' crank sensor necesary?
Replies: 8
Views: 9293

i assume you are talking about the trigger wheel position?
its designed to fit in front of the pulley, and is very simple to set up (practically bolt on!)
by Mk1Sport
Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:40 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: is an 'edis' crank sensor necesary?
Replies: 8
Views: 9293

thanks again Brent :wink:
by Mk1Sport
Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:38 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: is an 'edis' crank sensor necesary?
Replies: 8
Views: 9293

is an 'edis' crank sensor necesary?

ok just to be a pain in the arse i have another question... :roll: will edis work fine with a crank sensor other than one that was designed for edis? the reason for this is i'm buying a crank tdc sensor kit for a xflow from burtons (which comes with trigger wheel and all mounting accesories, and a '...
by Mk1Sport
Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:57 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: plenum and vaccum hose design for individual runners
Replies: 26
Views: 83824

plenum and vaccum hose design for individual runners

would this work? http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q88/Mk1Sport/vacuumtubes3.jpg or would the unequal lengths and the fact that the hoses join so close to the runners create a vaccum problem? or would an idea like this work better? http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q88/Mk1Sport/vacuumtubes.jpg als...
by Mk1Sport
Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:05 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: what size vacuum hose for MAP option?
Replies: 0
Views: 3115

what size vacuum hose for MAP option?

hi there. im new to these forums and ive just purchased my MJLJ ecu to fot to my Mk1 Escort. I've ordered it with the MAP option, and was just wondering what size fitting the ecu has for the vacuum hose (i'm guessing its 5/16?) my motor is on twin 40's, and i am planning on collecting the hoses from...