Is the Ign/distributor wire fused?
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Burning Brakes
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Is the Ign/distributor wire fused?
In the middle of an engine swap, and I currently have a rat's nest situation going on. Just to give you an idea...
I've got the fuel injection harness pretty well sorted, but I need a switched ignition source for a few circuits. I'm not good with old school wiring diagrams with everything in black and white on one page, but I think I've located the wire that is supposed to go to the distributor. It is a large pink wire, and I've ohmed it out to the ignition switch. So far so good, but I'm not sure if this wire is fused or not. I do not see a fusible link, but that doesn't mean there wasn't one at one point (car was a theft recovery, and they just cut the harness when they removed the motor). So does this circuit run through the fuse box, or bypass it?
I've got the fuel injection harness pretty well sorted, but I need a switched ignition source for a few circuits. I'm not good with old school wiring diagrams with everything in black and white on one page, but I think I've located the wire that is supposed to go to the distributor. It is a large pink wire, and I've ohmed it out to the ignition switch. So far so good, but I'm not sure if this wire is fused or not. I do not see a fusible link, but that doesn't mean there wasn't one at one point (car was a theft recovery, and they just cut the harness when they removed the motor). So does this circuit run through the fuse box, or bypass it?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Memphis Tennessee
Yes sir. It ran great before I pulled it, I'm just waiting on a new cap/rotor. It's been back ordered for over a month. It's the later vented opti, which are supposedly a little more reliable.
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Burning Brakes
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Yeah, the TPI is just too restrictive. And to upgrade you need a base plate AND runners. And in my humble opinion, the LT1 is "prettier" setup, if that matters to you... But the real reason for this motor choice is I bought a complete Camaro with a t56.
Downside (other than the opti), is the accessory drive. I gave up on trying to make the Camaro drive work and bought a Corvette drive off of ebay.
Downside (other than the opti), is the accessory drive. I gave up on trying to make the Camaro drive work and bought a Corvette drive off of ebay.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Memphis Tennessee
No, I believe the coil gets it's power from the PCM. The old coil wire is switched, so it'll provide power to the two circuits going to the PCM that require a switched source. I actually used a relay pigtail as an accessory fuse block. Took out the relay, and the fuses plugged right in.
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