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Old 22-10-2006, 09:23 AM
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Default REV COUNTER READING HALF AFTER COILPACK CONVERSION

CAN ANYONE POINT ME IN RIGHT DIRECTION.
DONE A COILPACK CONVERSION TO MY 3DR.WORKS FANTASTIC BUT REV COUNTER READING HALF.
IF YOU HAVE A 3DR. AND HAD THIS HAPPEN TO YOU AND FOUND A FIX PLEASE HELP ME.
TOOK A FRESH WIRE FROM PIN 21 TO BACK OF CLOCKS EXACTLY THE SAME[HALF REVS].THIS SHOWS WIRING IS OK.
WENT AND GOT ONOTHER DRIVER BOARD FITTED YESTERDAY FROM MSD STILL HALF REVS.[TOP GUYS AT MSD CHEERS STU AND KENNY].
PLEASE PLEASE HELP GUTTED.CHEERS MARK
Old 22-10-2006, 10:21 AM
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Just get back to Stu, he'll be able to point you in the right direction.
Old 29-10-2006, 10:30 AM
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Default REV COUNTER

FINALLY GOT IT SORTED.
SENT MY REV COUNTER AWAY TO A COMPANY IN WEST YORKSHIRE,RE CALIBRATED IT TO RUN ON WASTED SPARK[WORKS FANTASTIC]I NEW THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WIRING TO MY REV COUNTER .SO IF YOU ARE CONTEMPLATING RUNNING COILPACK CONVERSION YOU WILL NEED TO SEND YOUR REV COUNTER AWAY TO GET DONE.MOD MIGHT WORK WITH SAFFS AND ESCORT COSWORTHS BUT DEFINATLY DOES NOT WORK WITH 3DRS[LINK WIRE ON BACK OF CLOCKS]AS 3DR REV COUNTERS ARE TOTALY DIFFERENT WORKINGS.
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Old 29-10-2006, 10:35 AM
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ANYONE WANT MORE INFO LOG ONTO.
WWW.JDO-INSTRUMENT-ENG.CO.UK
OR CALL HIM ON 01535 662701
CHEERS MARK
Old 29-10-2006, 07:23 PM
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link not working
Old 30-10-2006, 08:26 AM
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Old 26-11-2006, 05:47 PM
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How much did the recalibration cost mark?
Old 26-11-2006, 05:52 PM
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still having this prob with mine, still havent worked out if the rev counter wire should go to 1 or be split to go to both coils? any help?
Old 26-11-2006, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Niall.b
still having this prob with mine, still havent worked out if the rev counter wire should go to 1 or be split to go to both coils? any help?
if you've got the SECS/MSD board, then there should be a feed from ECU pin 21 that should go to the rev counter
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aimt mate, got sm4 & 2 x coil packs
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recalibration just involves changing a resistor
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