aem twin fire installed and not starting
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aem twin fire installed and not starting
so yea i wired the twin fire up, set the settings for the ignition just like BRAD suggested in his CBR coil thread and the car doesnt start up. i even checked the coils to see if they were getting 12v at Key-ON and they arent getting 12V. are they supposed to get 12v at key on? im pretty sure they are and im not getting that.
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i havent checked for spark yet. i know that sounds dumb of me not to check for that, but im leaving in a few minutes to go out for the evening and dont have time to fool with it anymore tonight. I wired it up correctly im pretty sure. i did it just as you suggested in your CBR coil thread plus i followed the AEM TwinFire directions to make sure that u were telling us the right wires and such. Soooo...i dont see why it would not be getting spark. Are they supposed to at least have 12v at key-on?BRAD D wrote:are you getting spark at all?
the twin fire red led light is coming on at key-on and the aem ems settings are just like yours..
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Well mine did not fire at 1st as well... it was firing at the wrong time..at the bottom of the stroke... check for spark and do the timing sync thing. i had to cut one of my old plug wires and stuff the cut end in to the coil, other end on the plug then i used the timing light on that wire...
the only thing i did wrong the 1st time was i had the + and - mixed up on the coils. (easy to swap back, just remove the yellow clim in the plug... then use a pin to lift the tab, then pull the wire out the back) And im pretty sure my wiring is right in the CBR post.
the only thing i did wrong the 1st time was i had the + and - mixed up on the coils. (easy to swap back, just remove the yellow clim in the plug... then use a pin to lift the tab, then pull the wire out the back) And im pretty sure my wiring is right in the CBR post.
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ok so if i followed your post exactly for the wiring should i be ok on the wiring part of it? man i double and triple checked itBRAD D wrote:Well mine did not fire at 1st as well... it was firing at the wrong time..at the bottom of the stroke... check for spark and do the timing sync thing. i had to cut one of my old plug wires and stuff the cut end in to the coil, other end on the plug then i used the timing light on that wire...
the only thing i did wrong the 1st time was i had the + and - mixed up on the coils. (easy to swap back, just remove the yellow clim in the plug... then use a pin to lift the tab, then pull the wire out the back) And im pretty sure my wiring is right in the CBR post.
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it should be right....wildbama37 wrote:ok so if i followed your post exactly for the wiring should i be ok on the wiring part of it? man i double and triple checked itBRAD D wrote:Well mine did not fire at 1st as well... it was firing at the wrong time..at the bottom of the stroke... check for spark and do the timing sync thing. i had to cut one of my old plug wires and stuff the cut end in to the coil, other end on the plug then i used the timing light on that wire...
the only thing i did wrong the 1st time was i had the + and - mixed up on the coils. (easy to swap back, just remove the yellow clim in the plug... then use a pin to lift the tab, then pull the wire out the back) And im pretty sure my wiring is right in the CBR post.
got the + like in this photo (the little plug drawing)
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BRAD D wrote:it should be right....wildbama37 wrote:ok so if i followed your post exactly for the wiring should i be ok on the wiring part of it? man i double and triple checked itBRAD D wrote:Well mine did not fire at 1st as well... it was firing at the wrong time..at the bottom of the stroke... check for spark and do the timing sync thing. i had to cut one of my old plug wires and stuff the cut end in to the coil, other end on the plug then i used the timing light on that wire...
the only thing i did wrong the 1st time was i had the + and - mixed up on the coils. (easy to swap back, just remove the yellow clim in the plug... then use a pin to lift the tab, then pull the wire out the back) And im pretty sure my wiring is right in the CBR post.
got the + like in this photo (the little plug drawing)
well does my wiring have to be EXACTLY like that drawing? i dont have the yellow and violet wires going to Ground like pictured. i have them going to the coil trigger wires off the ecu. is that right??
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just got off work a little while ago and havent had a chance to mess with it today. yep, i did the wiring exactly as you said to do it in ur thread.. i dont see how i could have gotten any wires mixed up on the coil side of the wiring..BRAD D wrote:No this is for waste spark, i just wanted to show you the small hand drawn clip in that pic.
do wire for wire like i had in my post.. just make sure the + and - is right on the coil end.
Check for spark yet?
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ok i have some free time now and when i compared the little plug connector drawing to my actual plug connector, what you have labeled as the negative is a BLACK wire on each connector..is that correct? the other wire is a colored wire on each plug. do they need to be swapped around to make the black be on the positive side?
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