Date:         Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:22:49 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: F.I. and Pertronix Ignition?
Comments: To: root <root@HARMON.BML.USOUTHAL.EDU>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Why did you do this?  I am assuming that this is digijet or digifant in you
Vanagon.  Both of these systems work fine from the factory.  The ECU wants
to control when the coil should spark and it does a fine job at it too!  On
older systems like digijet and CIS there is a hall sender in the
distributor which is responcible for when the coil fires.  If you don't
have a hall sender (i.e. points) then it is worth while to get a fancy
ignition system.

Another word of warning.  Do not use a high energy coil on a non-points
system as damager could occur to the hall sender.

At 23:04 8/5/98 -0500, root wrote:
>   Has anyone tried using one of those Pertronix Ignition modules (magnetic)
>with electronic fuel injection? I just put one in a F.I. engine and it won't
>run, although it the engine ran okay before. If I disconnect the lead from
the
>ECU to the coil, it then fires up, but runs awful. Reconnect it and no spark.
>The Pertronix unit worked fine in a carb engine.
>
>
>H.
>
>

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