j30 ignitor keeps shorting out

[squbafreak15]

alright heres the deal got the car wired up by a guy i know. the harness already had a j30 ignitor wired into it but it was shorted out(was really hot when turning the key to run) everytime i get one it shorts out. can someone help me. maybe there is a obvious problem tht im not seeing i dont realy understand wiring. also this is a rb20

heres some pics of the wiring and stuff.



here is where he grounded the ignitor

here is where he grounded the block
Modified by squbafreak15 at 8:13 PM 7/19/2009

[placham]

I havent wired in a ignitor, yet. But looking at your first pic. On the side where you have 6 pins(why is there a ground?) isnt there supposed to be 6pins all going to each coil.

Try searching up posts for ignitors like z32 and like. But I think your wiring is wrong.

And ignitor heating up when Engine Keyed On sounds like incorrect wiring.

IIRC Carl H had same problem with his ignitor in his write-up. Maybe he could shed some light or someone else could?

And if that ground wire is the only ground wire you have between block and chassis. Than its a problem waiting to happen. Dont you have a thick wire from Battery to starter/alt/block?

Because that 14-16AWG wire will fry like a firecracker on 4th of July

[squbafreak15]

yes i do have the one from the starter also

[squbafreak15]

alright guys thanks to the help of carl h ive got the ignitor problem solved and now it has spark.

what it was, was that the lead coming off of the cyl 1 happens to be black. so when i looked at the pics in the thread on how to install j30 ignitor. i saw 2 black wires and asumed they were both grounds. ends up that one of the black wires coming off of cyl 1 is a lead the other is a ground. i had mine backwards very simple fix. now all thats left is to start it.

[Carl H]

glad to hear it worked out in the end.

[twotonedrift]

wow this post is old. but im having the same issue. . that "one" black wire, goes to the #1 ignition plug... where is the ground? and where does it go????

[Carl H]

ground is on the efi harness but is moved to the coil harness plug once all has been repinned...it is explained in the writeup i did for the retrofit ages ago.

[twotonedrift]

where do i go to get that info?? and carl. i think i sent you an email?