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phobos0001 · 30-10-2007, 11:24 PM

hi everyone,

my project padock torrie is going well, i got it started, managed to get it idleing and its all going fairly smoothly.

the problem im having is i believe i have wired the ignition system wrong. the coil is getting very hot, too hot to touch and i burned through one because the car wouldnt start till i replaced it with another unit.

i have a wire going from the positive terminal to a switch (my engine kill switch) and then going to the positive side of the the negative is wired up to the dizzy as is the high output one. i tried it with a ballast resistor but when i was trying to start it, the resistor smoked up a tad so i got rid of it. can anyone tell me what im doing wrong?

its a twin point dizzy if that makes a diffrance. the only other wires in the car are the big positive for the starter, my big earth cable and one for the starter button. its a very simple system but not without its problems unfortunately.

cheers in advance
-Daniel

30-10-2007, 11:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
phobos0001 V8 Hilux owner Trade Rating: (0) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Redcastle (Heathcote), VIC Ride: LN65 Hilux RA65 Celica LC Torana XF Falcon Posts: 946	Cooking the coil, need advice hi everyone, my project padock torrie is going well, i got it started, managed to get it idleing and its all going fairly smoothly. the problem im having is i believe i have wired the ignition system wrong. the coil is getting very hot, too hot to touch and i burned through one because the car wouldnt start till i replaced it with another unit. i have a wire going from the positive terminal to a switch (my engine kill switch) and then going to the positive side of the the negative is wired up to the dizzy as is the high output one. i tried it with a ballast resistor but when i was trying to start it, the resistor smoked up a tad so i got rid of it. can anyone tell me what im doing wrong? its a twin point dizzy if that makes a diffrance. the only other wires in the car are the big positive for the starter, my big earth cable and one for the starter button. its a very simple system but not without its problems unfortunately. cheers in advance -Daniel __________________ "He who ignores history is doomed to repeat it"