Two80z4me Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 So, I put in the E12-80 and I wired it in using the existing wiring harness to the new E12. I traded it out because my 280z dizzy had alot of shaft play in all directions, and I had an E12 that was clean and had no shaft play. I installed it, put the 280z rotor/cap onto it and used the existing green/red wire from the 280z harness into it as well. My question is, what does the green wire do?(hopefully goes to the tach?) and the red im guessing is power? I know there is a different way to do it, using this wire set up from the coil . http://datsunzgarage.com/engine/e1280x.jpg which leads to my next Question, does anyone have any photos of this set up? I tried sending a wire from my coil on the positive side to the positive on the dizzy, and same with the ground. All I got was just it trying to start, but there was nothing, it would turn and everything, but wouldn't start. The car was running previous to pulling the distributor and installing this one. I need to know which wire is the tach sensor, and which is the 12v+ like in the photo so I can get this thing running again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apex944 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I have no idea how to setup the E12-80 distributor but if you use the factory service manual for your 280z the electrical diagrams should clearly show where the wires go and what they do... If your asking what the wires from that specific ZX module do and where they go then lookup a 280zx factory service manuals electrical diagram... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue72 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Have you read through these instructions and studied the wiring diagrams here? http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/distributor/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two80z4me Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Thank you, that was the link I was looking for to finish this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two80z4me Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 I have read those wiring diagrams, and I have a 78 not a 77 Z car so the wiring is different. More importantly, where the fack is the Ballast at?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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