Help!! Installing Crane XR-700, Bosch Module? |
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Help!! Installing Crane XR-700, Bosch Module? |
wrpspddrvr |
Mar 20 2005, 11:40 AM
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WTF is the "Bosche module"? For step #3 on page 10 (ignition module installation), it says to "disconnect and remove the OE Bosch module." What is that?
I have a feeling this thing isn't going to work. I don't think the optical trigger and the shutter are set up right (my fault). I wasn't able to fit the rotor back on over the #220 shutter the diretions said to use for Bosch 4-cyl distributors, so I used the #219. It seems to fit the rotor shaft okay, but getting it to fit the optical trigger is another story. It's always either too far down or too high up on the shaft. We shall see. As soon as I figure out this f'ing module thing, I'll get on with the rest of the install, and once the time comes, we'll see if it works. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) I have a feeling this is going to turn into a week-long project..... Thanks in advance! Cole |
nebreitling |
Mar 20 2005, 08:37 PM
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Member Emeritus Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-March 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 478 |
no no no... the crane products are fine (considering they're general-use mass-engineered products)...
i had an xr700 on my 75 D-jet car, and it worked splendidly. putting it on the new engine, too. a bit of a PITA to setup, but worth it -- the old pertonix can fry if you leave the ignition on. pull the dizzy if you haven't already. makes the process much easier, and gives you a change to clean things up. use the flywheel shutter they suggest. put it on the shaft stem down. it's really tight and may seem like it won't work, but it will. thinking i had to modify it, i cut out some of the "inner teeth" that make it such a tight fit. this helped get it on, but in hindsight it was unecessary. after that, it's trial and error to get the geometry of the arm and such setup correctly. yes, a pita, but not impossible. set it up so that the wires travel MORE than 180 degrees around the inside of the dizzy before exiting the former points hole. you'll use the "arm" towards its longest setting. this may seem unintuitive, but it works and makes any modification unecessary. if you're a perfectionist like me, plan on 20+ minutes of F-ing with it until it's "just so". get a gromet and some silicon for the wires, re-install dizzy, connect blah blah blah, and fire 'er up. timing didn't change AT ALL for the 8 months i had it on the car. totally reliable. great product, IMHO. |
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