bosch electronic ignition wiring

[Burns]

just fitting my bosch electronic system (which i believe is originally from a sierra) we have got all of the wires round the right way (i think) but does anyone know if there should be a positive feed from the coil? we're getting a constant positive out of the coil and not switched, is this correct?

 

i ask because we're getting no spark out of the dizzy at all but a constant 12v going into it.

 

thanks

[bortaf]

This is for a transit system , the dist triggers the coil switching,

[Burns]

BRILLIANT!!

 

thanks a lot mate, that will be a great help

[Copey]

ahh thats a help to me too, cheers

 

i have one of these to go on too

[ban1216]

Thats the wiring diagram i worked from

hope you get sorted mate i only took the dizzy out about 2 weeks ago and then i had to refit it for a while due to my new dizzy being a bit suspect

[Smudger105e]

Burns and Baz and Jonno have sorted Burns' Capper now, it lives!! Thanks bortaf!! I wasn't involved, but is the wire to the starter motor for vehicles with an auto box?

[ban1216]

Got to be honest i never used the wire to the starter mtor and never had a problem ,but i allwayts wondered wether or not it was necessary that is why the wire hadnt been removed from the plug

Glad you got sorted mate

[HotRodMatt]

I haven't used a wire to the starter either. If you look inside the module you'll see that the wire doesn't actually go onto the circuit board.

 

Cheers

 

Matt out

[bortaf]

Not actually sure why the wire is there? on a ballested system it's for the 12V boost but the leccy ign is perm 12V and if you look at the diagram the coil feed comes off before the ballest so would be 12V anyway ?

it not being connected makes sense, sort of, why did they put it there for no reason

[HotRodMatt]

Ford did a lot of things seemingly without reason didn't they!?LOL

 

So long as it works, that's all I'm bothered about!!

 

Cheers

 

Matt out

[dcsmax69]

Hi Burns,

 

Any detail on a suitable bosch electronic system for my 1968 Mk1 Ford Escort with 1600 Kent engine.

 

Struggling to find electronic ignition systems in South Africa.

[bortaf]

Hi Burns,

 

Any detail on a suitable bosch electronic system for my 1968 Mk1 Ford Escort with 1600 Kent engine.

 

Struggling to find electronic ignition systems in South Africa.

Fiesta of some sort ? very simple to wire only 3 wires as the modual is on the dist ?

[baz105e]

im using a leccy ingition from a mk 1 fiesta 1.1 on my xflow, bolts streight in with 3 wires (batt+ batt- and coil +) i do believe

[bortaf]

im using a leccy ingition from a mk 1 fiesta 1.1 on my xflow, bolts streight in with 3 wires (batt+ batt- and coil +) i do believe

 

Ign live not battery otherwise the coil may burn out