Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3041811 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:57:41 -0500 Received: from rad ([65.0.139.250]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20040223135740.MOS1897.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:57:40 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] EC2 - No spark problem Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:57:40 -0600 Message-ID: <00cb01c3fa15$01ce7270$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00CC_01C3F9E2.B7340270" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00CC_01C3F9E2.B7340270 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm at the point where I'm trying to start my (3rd gen turbo LS1 coils) engine for the first time.=20 I turned the engine for about a minute. It made no attempt to fire at = all, so I removed a plug, grounded the side against the block and looked for = a spark while cranking. Nothing. I checked the hot pin on the LS1 coil, = and it had 12v. The other 3 pins seemed to be grounded. Other than rechecking = ALL the EC2 connections I'm not sure where to go from here. =20 =20 Hi John. As careful as I thought I was when I hooked up my EC-2, I made some mistakes. I would be willing to bet that you'll find a simple = wiring error, rather than something actually broken. Did you install the recommended injector disable switches? I'd look there first. BTW, they aren't off are they :-) Believe it or not, I know a guy, who has a = friend, who tried and tried to crank his engine one day, only to find that his injector switches were in the disable position. What a dumbass... OK, = it was me :-) =20 Good luck, Rusty (I want to hear engine noise again myself) =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00CC_01C3F9E2.B7340270 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I'm at the point where I'm trying to start my = (3rd gen=20 turbo LS1 coils) engine for the first time.
I turned the engine for about a minute. = It made no=20 attempt to fire at all, so I removed a plug, grounded the side against = the block=20 and looked for a spark while cranking. Nothing. I checked the hot pin on = the LS1=20 coil, and it had 12v. The other 3 pins seemed to be grounded. Other than = rechecking ALL the EC2 connections I'm not sure where to go from=20 here.  
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Hi John.  As careful as I thought I was when I = hooked up=20 my EC-2, I made some mistakes.  I would be willing to bet that = you'll find=20 a simple wiring error, rather than something actually=20 broken.  Did you install the recommended injector disable=20 switches?  I'd look there first.  BTW, they aren't off are = they=20 :-)   Believe it or not, I know a guy, who has a friend, = who=20 tried and tried to crank his engine one day, only to find that his = injector=20 switches were in the disable position.   What a = dumbass... OK, it=20 was me :-)
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Good = luck,
Rusty (I want to hear engine noise again=20 myself)  
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