Anyone experienced in the electronic ignition on The Merc 500 SEC.
It just cut out and stopped and I'm making the assumption its in the
little box.
I have no spark and when the "black" box was opened it smelt like
something has been getting hot. They have a Bosch electronic box.
What I would like to know is how repairable are these things and can
you buy parts or would anyone have a circuit diagram.
There is a very expensive relay under the bonnet on the nearside (IIRC).
My 500 SEL needed one shortly before I bought it.
There is a hand full I'll check them out, would make sense if the unit
was not getting power.
The unit has two connection plugs.
A double wire going to the distributor - and the distributor is pulsing
so I am making the assumption that is OK.
Then there is another set of 4 wires coming from somewhere else, this
may go to that relay. Should find a wiring diagram to check for feed
voltage to the unit.
Re: Troubling distributor wiring... ... It either looks like the spark plug wires are incorrectly positioned with the distributor or the distributor drive is incorrectly orientated. ... Check to see if #1 spark plug wire is pointed to the notch on the distributor body. ... The short condenser wire that comes off the "can" on the side of the dist. ... Flip the distributor clamp over so the pinch bolt goes on the opposite side of the distributor, leaving more room for the wires. ... (rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled)
Re: Troubling distributor wiring... ... It either looks like the spark plug wires are incorrectly positioned with the distributor or the distributor drive is incorrectly orientated. ... Check to see if #1 spark plug wire is pointed to the notch on the distributor body. ... The short condenser wire that comes off the "can" on the side of the dist. ... I uploaded some better pics of the distributor and vac advance to show how it's situated with respect to the engine.... (rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled)
Re: Troubling distributor wiring... ... with the distributor or the distributor drive is incorrectly orientated. ... The short condenser wire that comes off the ...Spark Plug Wire #1 is lined up with the notch. ... Flip the distributor clamp over so the pinch bolt goes on the opposite ... (rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled)
Re: mopars orange box ...ignition systems in later motors. ... The 2.2 distributor uses the following wire colors: ... The wire colors of the mopar orange box show the following: ... As you've been told numerous times, the Hall Effect sensor in your distributor will NOT interface with the Chrysler "orange box" ignition module. ... (rec.autos.tech)
Re: Troubling distributor wiring... ... It either looks like the spark plug wires are incorrectly positioned with the distributor or the distributor drive is incorrectly orientated. ... Check to see if #1 spark plug wire is pointed to the notch on the distributor body. ... The short condenser wire that comes off the "can" on the side of the dist. ... comes toward the back of the car runs over a bolt and appears to run through a bracket before entering the connector on the bottom of the dist. ... (rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled)
