Megasquirt help in the North West.

[cazzer]

Ok i'm really at the end of my rope with this thing.
Is there anyone in the North West with megasquirt experiance who can help me get this thing running cos its doing my head in now.
It's in and all wired up etc but I'm damned if I can get it to detect that the engine is cranking.
Help......

I'll even pay british pounds

[theconrodkid]

try joining www.locostbuilders.co.uk there are a couple on there that know a fair bit

[rev-erend]

I think you should ask on the MS forums ..

They seem very helpful

http://www.msefi.com/index.php

Pounds - sure that will be £20

Edited by rev-erend on Wednesday 22 August 14:43

[K13 WJD]

what engine is it ????? and the model of your ms ECU buddy.

do you have a o'scope ?? and know how to use it ?

[cazzer]

K13 WJD said:

what engine is it ????? and the model of your ms ECU buddy.

do you have a o'scope ?? and know how to use it ?

Its a errr....MS-Extra on a Rover V8 with Ford coil packs, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, a wide band lambda sensor and a Trigger wheel setup from triggerwheels.co.uk

All the other sensors are reading within acceptible parameters.
I've checked the live stays live while cranking.
I've had an occiloscope on the wires from the crank sensor and it is giving the correct waveform but at about 2v peak to peak.
The ecu never recognises it's cranking or that the rpm is anything other than zero.
The gap between the sensor and wheel is currently set to the thickness of a piece of A4.

[BB-Q]

Is the shielding ok on the CPS? Where abouts in the North West are you?

[cazzer]

BB-Q said:

Is the shielding ok on the CPS? Where abouts in the North West are you?

It's a shielded cable and its new so I'd hope so.
I'm in Todmorden, which is technically yorkshire but as it's further west that some of east manchester I'm holding on to being a lancastrian

[eliot]

Is it a V3 board, have you tried adjusting the two pots on the main board?

[cazzer]

eliot said:

Is it a V3 board, have you tried adjusting the two pots on the main board?

Ahhh...good one....
I adjusted the pots when the trigger wheel was in a different place. But I think it was to close to the pully damper then.
I moved the trigger wheel and adjusted the sensor but I havent tried adjusting the pots since I moved the wheel.....
Good Call.

[K13 WJD]

thats what i was going to say...... HA HA HA

[cazzer]

Nope...didnt work.....back to beggin for help