jarviea10

Member

• Jun 16, 2011

• #1

My '93 RRC was converted to a points system at some point by It's previous owner. I have now fitted an electronic dizzy and coil and was wondering if there was anything else that I would have to change. I'm guessing I have to take out the condenser (sorry for being a noob here) is there anything else I have to do or is that all it needs?

 

Mr Noisy

Coming in your ears.

• Jun 16, 2011

• #2

has the dizzy you have fitted got the amp screwed to the side of it? is it connected to the coil?

the only other connection is to the 14cux cu via a resistor, should be a white wire with black stripes.

otherwise i think thats it!

 

jarviea10

Member

• Jun 16, 2011

• #3

Yeah, the dizzy I got had the amp bolted on (I had to take it off as the car had RPI's A&R amp fitted) I'm not sure about a black and white wire, is that onto the coil I guess? As for the condensor leaving it on won't do any harm?

 

Mr Noisy

Coming in your ears.

• Jun 16, 2011

• #4

my disco with a 35DLM8 dizzy has a condensor to the negative side of the coil, so i'd leave it on anyway.

yeah on mine there is a white/black wire to the negative side of the coil, provides the engine speed sense pulse to the ecu. OR is yours on carbs? thought from the year it would be EFi...?

i assume you have a link wire thing, or has your dizzy got the old style 2 pin amp on it?

the originals were 2 pin, then 3pin came in, and you cant get 2 pin anymoreso have to convert your wiring to 3 pin.

i can tell you which is which tomorrow if you want the wiring description for 2 pin, colours/positions etc.

cheers

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Jun 16, 2011

• #5

no it has a suppressor which is basically a long coil of metal foil like a condensor

 

Mr Noisy

Coming in your ears.

• Jun 16, 2011

• #6

i think we're talking about the same thing though!

according to land rover its a suppressor, but it is there to filter out igntion whine, which a capactitor aka. condensor does very well.

confusing one

 

jarviea10

Member

• Jun 21, 2011

• #7

Just got down to have a nother tinker with the beast today, I couldn't find a white and black wire to the coil, just to the MAF, perhaps the RRC was a bit different - you know because using different wiring on 2 nearly identical engines would make sense! But joy of all joys she's 90 degrees out now and just back fires, the joys of classic car motoring.