Mp9 coil dicktator and distributor setup connection

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Did you calibrate the TPS on the ECU?
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Yes its calibrated
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It closes fully it doesnt keep that bit open to idle
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Drill a hole and tap a screw, or just move your accelerator cable clip 1 up
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I moved the cable clip up car idles now but very low like on 800rpm and it sounds like its going to die but doesnt it cant move up anymore so will it be better to tap the hole or put something place that throttle doenst close the whole way i want car to idle on 1000rpm if i keep the throttle open by hand on 1000rpm it sounds 100%
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Sad news car standing again the ground wire from the coil burned no idea why did it today so i removed car started put it back again it didnt get hot put car off when i tried to start again it burned again must get car checked out now
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Sounds like the coil got fried - what did you set your dwell to (mS)?
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Huh whats dwell to what sory i dont much
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I dont know much
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How long in milli secs the coil charges for. Its on the setup screen, should be around 2.5 to 3 on a standard coil
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mk1strand wrote:Huh whats dwell to what sory i dont much

If you look on the Main Setup screen on the Dicktator, on the right side of the screen will be a value for 'Charge Time'. If this value is too high you will oversaturate the coil and it will burn - value should be around 3mS or less...
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Ok will look now how do i change that
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Car starts fine now after i got it towed and everything was cold is it a posibility coil is maybe faulty
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Its on 2.750 is that correct trigger angel is at 38
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mk1strand wrote:Its on 2.750 is that correct trigger angel is at 38
That will be fine, maybe check your wiring to see if it's not touching somewhere (to burn an earth connection it must touch +12V)
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I checked all look good i just started car and idled it no problems wire also stays cool i think its maybe a intermited coil i have no idea what else
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What wire must touch 12v+ for earth to burn?
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mk1strand wrote:What wire must touch 12v+ for earth to burn?
The earth wire that burned...
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Its from the coil directly to a eart on the motor not touching anywhere else its all closed neatly with heat shrink
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mk1strand wrote:Its from the coil directly to a eart on the motor not touching anywhere else its all closed neatly with heat shrink
That means that the problem existed in the coil at that moment - a short circuit through the coil.
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So i must replace the coil?
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mk1strand wrote:So i must replace the coil?
If it happens again, yes.
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