Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #18839
From: Steve Brooks <prvt_pilot@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Coil Packs arrived...
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 05:33:52 -0800 (PST)
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Dave,
It sounds like that you have the same harness that I
used.  I didn't have a diagram, but it is only 7
wires.  I just checked them with an ohm meter to see
what went where.  Obviously 4 of them are the trigger
for each coil.  The other 3 are power (+12) and
ground.  I think that I marked the colors for the
harness on the diagram in my EC-2 manual.  I'm
traveling back home today, so I look and see if I
still have it.

Steve Brooks

--- David Staten <Dastaten@earthlink.net> wrote:
> The coil packs that I intend to use arrived
> yesterday while I was
> recovering from the night shift... I obtained a bank
> of 4 LS-1
> Corvette/Camaro coils off of Ebay.. and while I
> expected them to be on
> the mounting chassis from the car, I was pleasantly
> surprised to find
> they came with the wiring harness still attached.
> These are the coils
> that were specified to be used with Tracy's EC-2
> engine controller (at
> least, I sure HOPE I got the right parts this
> time)...
>  
> Pictures will follow on tonight, and perhaps by then
> I will have had an
> opportunity to do some checking of my own.. However,
> I thought I would
> ping the list for suggestions while I am
> working/volunteering at the
> Rodeo (Medical/Safety committee at the Houston
> Livestock Show and
> Rodeo)... The coil bank has a wiring harness that
> takes 4 wires from
> each coil and merges them into a 7-wire
> harness/plug. I am  curious as
> to the pin-out of the 7 plug harness, and what the
> mating plug (to match
> it) identifier would be..  This would permit easier
> mating to the EC2
> and perhaps make the install a little smoother.
> Worst case scenario
> would entail cutting up the harness and making
> individual connections to
> each coil using harness parts, but I'd rather not do
> that.
>  
> The ebay page for this item is:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7959057572
>
> I am not expecting anyone to do my homework for
> me... rather if someone
> recognizes the part/plug by pic or description and
> already knows, it
> would be wonderful to share in that knowledge.
>  
> The entire assembly is a little long/bulky to mount
> directly on the
> block. I may take the bracket apart and fab my own
> to mount to the
> engine. Time will tell..  but for the sake of
> simplicity I would like to
> keep the harness intact.
>  
> Dave Staten
>
>
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