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by Dave999
Fri May 13, 2011 12:15 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: How I joined shielded cable/wire (picture heavy tutorial)
Replies: 3
Views: 6721

No problem fine fella

Dave
by Dave999
Fri May 13, 2011 12:13 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: EDIS6 on BMW
Replies: 3
Views: 6735

sounds like your coil to plug wires are the wrong way round

no idea on fireing order for your 6

with no.1 at TDC. wire to coil tower 1

the one on its TDC for exhaust on the other tower

repeat for 2 and 3



Dave
by Dave999
Fri May 13, 2011 12:05 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: How I joined shielded cable/wire (picture heavy tutorial)
Replies: 3
Views: 6721

Yes you do EDIS PIN removal 1) take off the black cover on the back of the plug 2) pirize out the red weather seal. remove both 3) pull out the red slider on the pin side Now you can either position it (the red slider) so the pins fall out or use a small screwdriver from the pin side of the plug to ...
by Dave999
Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:10 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: MAP bulkhead fitting
Replies: 6
Views: 17527

This is the response i get from Mcmaster-Carr if i try to buy anything from them... I'm obvioulsy not one of their special customers David, Due to the ever-increasing complexity of U.S. Export regulations, McMaster-Carr has decided to only accept orders from a few, long-established customers of ours...
by Dave999
Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:53 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: oil pump drive
Replies: 2
Views: 3319

sorry i had the wrong end of the stick thought you were looking for a suitable external oil pump candiadate not a way to make the current pump work with no dizzy my suggestion was the datsun ZX pump driven off the cam mounted on the timing cover that works well on v8s but i'm not answering your ques...
by Dave999
Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:16 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: plenum and vaccum hose design for individual runners
Replies: 26
Views: 81655

anyone thought of using one of these http://www.dellorto.co.uk/merchandise/products_details.asp?PartNo=APV001&CategoryID=12&PartsectionID=71 http://www.dellorto.co.uk/editor/uploads/images/APV001.jpg its a alfaromeo part designed to smooth pulses in vacuum when running 2 dellorto dhla on a 1...
by Dave999
Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:40 pm
Forum: Operation
Topic: Blowback.....could this be MJ related?.
Replies: 56
Views: 36372

what kind of oil did you run on the run in proceedure modern oils lack some of the ingredients necessary to run in a new cam, especially when you up the valve spring tension i think its litium and molibdenum (sorry spelling) its all Health and saftey stuff that affects general sales but not manufact...
by Dave999
Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:42 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Initial Set Up.
Replies: 5
Views: 5092

wthin 2 or 3 revolutions of

wthin 2 or 3 revolutions of the engine the edis is locked into what is where. it won't do anything other than recognise RPM until it sees that missing tooth which is its instruction to fire the appropriate coil (i.e the tower asscoaited with cylinder 1 and its twin. David G UK VH Valiant charger 265...
by Dave999
Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:46 pm
Forum: Operation
Topic: Dreaded Smiths Tacho
Replies: 13
Views: 15411

The edis Module gives out a

The edis Module gives out a repeated 64uS pulse when the RPM is zero this was used by the ford ecu to indicate ignition on and functioning so if you use the taco out wire from the Edis modul your smiths tacho is going to display that 64us pulse as an RPM suggest that the little circuit shown at the ...
by Dave999
Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:30 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: MAP accumulator and Trigger Wheel clearence
Replies: 18
Views: 16328

I suggested vac from more

I suggested vac from more than 1 cylinder because the lower the number of cylinders the more pulsing you get. ideally the vaccumn shouldbe as steady as possible. however as we are not working on specific pressure values and just need a range across your own specific rev range you may get away with v...
by Dave999
Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:06 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: MAP accumulator and Trigger Wheel clearence
Replies: 18
Views: 16328

I'd just bolt or weld it

I'd just bolt or weld it on as long as you can point your VR sensor at the teeth and not any ferrous metal either side of them all should be OK. are you running the orginal Type 4 manifold? (plumb vac line into side of central plenum or do you have webers/dellortos few methods of attack if it won't ...
by Dave999
Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:01 pm
Forum: Q&A
Topic: Help please
Replies: 4
Views: 3850

If the engine came out of a

If the engine came out of a ford car with either EDIS ignition or EEC-IV (which has the EDIS in-built) it will have 36-1 holes in the back of the flywheel and the VR pickup will bolt through the engine flange that bolts up to the bellhousing. this sensor is usually down one side of the engine near t...
by Dave999
Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:47 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: EDIS module connector pins
Replies: 8
Views: 12508

coil connectors

I'm sorted for all connectors apart from a 6 cylinder coil connector anyone know of a source of these, Ford will obviously do em but the 6 cylinder version of EDIS is rather thin on the ground in the UK and consequently causes the dealership to ask for a VIN number to ID the part you want. It uses a...
by Dave999
Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:58 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: UK parts source
Replies: 31
Views: 43213

UK Parts

OK I ordered evreything that Brent sells, from Brent :) it arrived super quick. I orderd all transistors, ICs (apart from the processor, see above) the MAP sensor and the oscillator from DIGIKEY, this was quite expensive however this is the reason?? MAP sensor from RS or Farnell UK costs £17.95 how...
by Dave999
Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:25 pm
Forum: Powered by Megajolt Gallery
Topic: 16v mk1 golf
Replies: 1
Views: 4685

Yes

well if you can mount the hardware i don't see why not Mk1 golf has bog standard kettering coil ignition and carbs doesn't it. if it has easy access to the pullys on the front of the motor and you can mount the VR sensor. sounds like an ideal candidate www.trigger-wheels.com can provide the kit apar...