Essex V6 Ignition Coil
Discussion
In my 3000m I am getting 12 volts on the wire supplying the +ve terminal on the coil on a multimeter with the wire disconnected, if I then crank the starter motor it drop to 8 or 9 which must be the starter motor drain.
I am assuming from the above that the coil supply is not ballasted and I should therefore be running a normal 12 volt coil, not a 12 volt ballast coil as currently fitted?
I am assuming from the above that the coil supply is not ballasted and I should therefore be running a normal 12 volt coil, not a 12 volt ballast coil as currently fitted?
plasticpig72 said:
Is the Ballast still fitted. On my 1975 3000M the ballast was fitted on the drivers side down low.
I bypassed the Ballast and fitted a Bosch Coil 12 volt.
My car has a Brise pre-engaged starter with integral solenoid. So i removed the original starter solenoid and fitted a fused relay to feed Brise starter (no high current through ignition switch).
Runs well.
Aaln
Thanks Alan.I bypassed the Ballast and fitted a Bosch Coil 12 volt.
My car has a Brise pre-engaged starter with integral solenoid. So i removed the original starter solenoid and fitted a fused relay to feed Brise starter (no high current through ignition switch).
Runs well.
Aaln
Dire Grammes said:
You will find it worth your while to have a closer look into the cranking voltage, when cranking the engine the battery voltage should not fall below 9.6 Volts when fully charged and there should be very little difference between battery Voltage and the ignition Voltage at the coil
An observation on my part
Noted.An observation on my part
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