Graham260z
Club Member
I bought my 1974 260z 2+2 partly in boxes a couple of years ago and have been slowly resurrecting it since, it probably hasn't been started until this week for 35 years. I decided to fit Lumenition electronic ignition and Lumenition coil, from Mr F, the problem I have is that there wasn't a coil fitted to the car so initially I was unsure how it should be wired. Scouring this forum I found that the lilac wire from the module should go to -ve on coil and red to +ve on coil. The long black/white, with black cover, to +ve on coil and short black to -ve on coil and as I don't have a resistor to get the tachometer to work I should join the short black/white and green/white together. Having done all the above the car will not start. Should the two wires that are joined together be joined and connected to the coil, if so which side? I also seem to have a couple of wires coming out of the loom at that point not connected to anything, a long green wire and a long blue wire with black cover and a bullet type female connector. I have managed to get the car to start briefly by taking a direct feed from the battery to the +ve side of the coil but I'm concerned I may burn the coil out, as soon as I remove this lead the car stops. I'm not the sharpest when it comes to car electrics but I know some of you are, any advice as to where I am going wrong would be much appreciated.