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Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Ignition Coil Connectors
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:57:44 -0500
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Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Ignition Coil Connectors
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From: "Mark R Steitle" <mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Joe,
Not sure about the "D" numbers.  The ones I bought were A/C Delco and
had GM part numbers.  The coils were not the Corvette type, but were the
late model Chevy V-8 pickup type (connector and coil tower on opposite
ends).  If you need p/n's, I would have to get them tonight after work.
No, they weren't $25, more like $29/ea.  ;-( =20

I would imagine that there ought to be enough wrecked late model pickups
that you could get the entire coil & harness setup from for a lot less.

If you already have the coils, I would seriously consider copying
Tracy's approach and solder/pot the individual coils and connect all
wires to one main plug.

Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Bob White
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 9:40 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Ignition Coil Connectors

Mark,

Was the connector you thought was correct the same one that's used on
the D580?  If not, where did you find them and do they have one that
will fit? I hope you didn't have to pay $25 a piece for them!

GM Parts direct sells the D581 coils for $25 and the D580 for $32.


Joe,

I've updated the wiki to make it clear that the D580 connector doesn't
fit the D581 coil.

Bob W.


On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:30:17 -0500
"Mark R Steitle" <mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

> Joe & Dale,
>=20
> Just a bit of caution here.  I'm using the D581 (Chevy pickkup
version)
> coils.  I ordered what looked to be the correct connectors, only to
find
> out that they had an indexing lug that prevented them from mating with
> the coils.  I trimmed the indexing lug off and used them anyway as
there
> is a lock that prevents them from being inserted 180* out.  Just be
sure
> you check it very carefully.  Connectors cost as much as the coils.
Go
> figure!  You can always do what Tracy did and solder wires to the pins
> on the coils, then pot the plug hole.  Then use one large connector on
> the whole bundle. =20
>=20
> =20
>=20
> Mark S.=20
>=20
> =20


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