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i connected a fuel shut off relay (ie same as your fuel pump relay) to one of the coil driver wires, so you might try that instead of the CTO pin.

for reading very small teeth ie about 1mm apart, i used the mazda RX7 FC series VR sensor, out of the crank angle sensor on that car. mounted it, and a small trigger wheel, in the distributor. http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq47/alexanderstollznow/lotus%20europa%20megajolt%20install/gearonshaft....

1981 jeep cherokee 360v8 trigger wheel: *drilled holes in the harmonic balancer, so the gaps between the holes operate as the teeth *you only get on shot at placing the holes in the right spot, and particularly cutting the metal out between the correct two, so measure twice and cut once! VR sensor: ...

Subject: Renault 807 motor (from R16TS) Vehicle: Lotus Europa Year: 1969 Trigger wheel: *bought a piece of 72 tooth gear stock, about 35mm in diameter, mail order from the US *had a machine shop cut a slice about 25mm thick, and drill it for press fit on the (gutted) distributor shaft) *press fit th...

well that is great to hear.

re my comment about the XR8.. coming to htink about it, i was being rash. the coil packs were from an XR8, but i think probably the XR8 has a later version of Ford's ignition control... IEII or whatever it is called? i think maybe ford explorers use/used EDIS6.

oh yes, by the way, looks like the car will a bit of poke when it is running!

herbie rides again....

the leads are a bit of a pain in australia, where EDIS was hardly ever used. i gather you have successfully fitted the EDIS coil pack plugs to one end of the leads, so you should be able to change the other end too, or have i missed your meaning? for one of my cars (v8 jeep) i started with the leads...

email me if you would like the sensor, as i look at the forum so often.

cheers

hmmm. ok well i dont mean to discount the possibility that the VR sensor is crook. i have a spare one here with no use so if it is the same as yours i would be happy to post it to you for comparison. it is smaller than the ones i put in my cars ie the nose of the sensor is 40mm long, and about 13mm ...

hi.. first: i presume that when you say you have reversed the polarity of the plug wires, you mean you have swapped the plug wires on the pairs of cylinders? assuming yes, you can rest assured that makes no difference to anything. second: re the VR sensor. note that it does not have a voltage suppli...

oh i see. sorry, i didnt mean to imply otherwise.
anyhow, after not participating on this forum for some time, it is good to have an opportunity to maintain my presence at the upper end of the all time most prolific posters.

cheers.

lads, may the good lord strike me on the temple, with a bosch GT40 coil, if i am wrong, but i do think it is as i stated. if you put a multimeter on the any pair of plug sockets on the coil, i believe you will find they are connected to each other, and that they are not connected to the low voltage ...

adrian, i will stand to be corrected on this, but i dont think the above description of the EDIS coils is correct. in, say, an EDIS6 coil, there are 3 separate primary, and 3 associated secondary coils. each primary is connected to the common 12v input, and is individually earthed by the EDIS at the...

dean, dont forget about a cover for that trigger wheel. it is in a very exposed position and would do very bad things to a stray finger.

alexander.