multi coil it is. can't recall the colour of the trigger wire, on the ingitor at the rear of the engine, not too hard to find.
Regards, Jon Ovington DatNet - Online Nissan-Datsun Resource Website: http://www.datnet.org Contact Us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 10:08 PM Subject: RE: Taco Question > Heath, > > The 1200 Coupe has a pulse tacho just the same as a 1600SSS and from my > experience with FJ's you don't always have to connect this sort of tacho to > the EMS ignition control wire. Having said that I've never had the > opportunity to look at a CA18 Turbo up close to know much about how the > electrics work. Still, you should be able to use the ignition wiring from > the EMS to the CA18 coil pack to trigger the tacho. Even if you have had to > wire in completely new ignition wiring, then my instructions on how to wire > in an impulse tacho on a 1600 should still work. Complications arise if the > engine has a multi-coil setup, on these you have to know if all of the coils > fire together or individually (usually from a CAS input). If the CA18 is > wired like this then you have to identify the wire that triggers the ignitor > module as it will be the only wire that pulses for every cylinder. > > Andrew, if you're reading can you add anything to this that's particular to > the CA18. > > regards > Terry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Cleary Signs > Sent: Tuesday, 17 September 2002 1:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Taco Question > > > Terry want's the chances of helping me with my 1200 coupe tacho > to my CA18 comp? > > thanks > Heath > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Terry Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 9:11 PM > Subject: RE: Taco Question > > > > James, > > > > The stock 1600 SSS tacho should just about work with any ECU that uses a > > single coil - it gets a bit tricky with multi's. > > > > What are the colours of the wiring out the back of yours? and we'll go > from > > there. > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Swann, James > > Sent: Monday, 16 September 2002 8:40 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: Taco Question > > > > > > **************************************************************** > > IMPORTANT > > > > The information transmitted is for the use of the intended recipient only > > and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged material. Any > review, > > re-transmission, disclosure dissemination or other use of, or taking of > any > > action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other > than > > the intended recipient is prohibited and may result in severe penalties. > If > > you have received this e-mail in error please notify the Privacy Hotline > of > > the Australian Taxation Office, telephone 13 28 69 and delete all copies > of > > this transmission together with any attachments. > > **************************************************************** > > > > Hi Listers, > > > > It seems that there has been a few taco questions going around the last > > couple of weeks and I'm a bit stuck with mine. > > > > I've got a previously working 1600 stocko taco (worked when I took the L20 > > out). > > > > I've now got an FJ turbo with a Motec sequential Mark 2 ECU (old and > chunky) > > using an electronic dizzy for ignition is all controlled buy the computer > as > > the wires from the dizzy plug into the ECU loom. > > > > My taco doesn't work and I've run all the old coil wires to the new FJ > coil > > the only wire that isn't hooked up is the Blue wire which used to be on > the > > side of the L20 dizzy, I'm presuming that this is the wire I need to hook > > up, should this goto one of the wires comming out if the dist???? or is > this > > nothing to do with it and I should be looking else where for stray wires > > > > Anybody every had any experience with the Motec MkII sequential???? just > > wondering how it rates with the likes of Microtech as it doesn't have some > > facy features like closed loop and is pretty old with the crusty handpiece > > but the car does run and it's got a tuned map for my FJ so I'll be using > it > > for a while. > > > > James Swann > > Audit Team - Trusted Access > > Australian Taxation Office > > Ph 02 6216 3209 > > Mob 0405 225 700 > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
