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General Category => MG Sports Cars => Topic started by: ricey on December 24, 2017, 01:33:13 PM

Title: V8 conversion wiring
Post by: ricey on December 24, 2017, 01:33:13 PM
Hi all

Just doing a 3.9 rv8 conversion and want to clarify what you do with the coil feeds. I have fitted a 12v lucas 198 coil and am not sure what to do with the ballast resistance wire.

Do you cut it out and replace with a 12v feed?  If so anyone got any pointers

Its a 1975 rubber bumper with 3.9 and 35dlm 3 pin dizzy

Merry xmas
Title: Re: V8 conversion wiring
Post by: 88v8 on December 29, 2017, 04:58:40 AM
As I mentioned in your other thread,
http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?6,61130
I believe this is a ballast coil, so it needs a ballasted feed.
Putting a constant 12V into a ballast coil will fry it.

Do sympathise with your problems, I had no-start issues with my engine, it's very annoying.

When you do get it going, there was an interesting thread about PCVs
http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?6,60224,page=1

Ivor