Ignition Coil ?

[Guest kevinc]

On behalf of a friend who is building his 2B (I'm helping):

 

I'm using an engine from a MKII Escort (2lt pinto, twin carbs) do I need the amp, if not which wires (using the VG loom) do I connect to the coil. Is it just a simple case of connecting the white and white/black wire to each side of the coil ?

 

Thanks in advance

[Guest daveg]

Kevin

 

If the distributer has points then you don't need the amp. If the distributer doesn't have points then you do need the amp...

 

Dave

[Guest kevinc]

Dave,

 

Thanks for the reply, I have just spoken to him and he said that was great (it has points). Do you have any ideas which way round the wires would go ?

 

Cheers

[Guest daveg]

Kevin

 

The coil may have + and - markings, if it does then the supply goes to the + side of the coil and the points connect to the - side.

 

If the coil has no markings then either way will work

 

Dave

[Guest kevinc]

Thanks for all the help, he said it's how he imagined it would work but needed a second opinion, I think it won't be the last query whe have about the loom though !

[Guest daveg]

Kevin

 

There's plenty of help available on these pages...thanks to Mat for hosting PHP and MySQL

 

Don't ask what they are

 

Any probs with electric's I should be able to help 'cause I'am an old *bleep*

 

Dave

[Guest DaveB]

Whats this old b****** lark does that mean all us over forty hoodies are tared with the same brush.

 

Dave B 51 going on 13

 

Remember getting old is mandatory growing up is optional

[Guest graham dockerill]

Dave when people say to me 'your getting old' my reply is 'it's better than not getting old'

Graham

[Guest Guy]

Well I imagined everybody on this site to be around 21 years old! I guess I'm just going by the average level of maturity of the postings

[Guest daveg]

All

 

I hope I haven't offened anyone

 

But I was refering to "knowledge of points", i.e. if you've got knowledge of points then you must be old like me

 

Not sure when points disappered but I think I was in my twenties....now in me forties...old but not grown-up yet

 

Dave

'your getting old' my reply is 'it's better than not getting old'

very good