Confusing coil wiring
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Confusing coil wiring
The coil should have a black wire on one side and a black/coloured and black wire on the other. On mine I have 2 black wires on either side
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I swapped them over and now when I try to start the car the rev needle jumps up and down a little which I think it should do. Nothing else has blown and seems normal. I found the timing is completely out on the dizzy so can't tell yet if swapping the wires on the coil has caused any misfiring issues!
Any help would be great!
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-ve/1 side should have red/black and/or green wires.
if it helps most bosch coils have 3 pins on the + side, and 2 on the -ve. but actually look at the coil to see if it has any markings
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If I do get the wires round the wrong way, what will happen?
Cheers for the help rubjonny!
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The only thing that happened when we tried to start it for the first time after the engine being rebuilt and reinstalled, was a fuse popped and the fuel pump relay packed in-was a fair bit of smoke too
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I just don't want to blow anything else up if I get it wrong, so at the moment im bridging the relay to get it running all the time whilst trying to start the engine.
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Yes it is electronic ignition. The car is an 87 Cabby GTi with the DX engine code.
Going to give all the suggestions a go on Sunday and hopefully get her up and running after a 2 year break
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Have 2black wires on +side of coil and green and red with black stripe on the - side but red/black wire is my Rev counter wire but coil get very hot after a whilerubjonny said
you should have black wires to the +ve/15 side, if its points ign there will be a purple white wire as well on the + side.
-ve/1 side should have red/black and/or green wires.
if it helps most bosch coils have 3 pins on the + side, and 2 on the -ve. but actually look at the coil to see if it has any markings
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