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Connection Diagrams - Dual Ignition System

Engines 119 CFI/LH-SFI

When diagnosing starting or warm up complaints, do not check engine at operating temperature, instead proceed according to specific complaint.

Diagnostic plug (060) to diagnostic socket (X11)
Diagnostic plug (060) to dual ignition adaptor
Knob to position "T1/1 & T1/2"
Plug of dual ignition adaptor (055) to diagnostic socket (X11) 2)
TN signal/on-off ratio signal connector 3)
Trigger clamp (061) on ignition cable "1"
Kilovolt clamp (062) and (063) on ignition cable "4" of
ignition coil T1/1 and T1/2
Oil thermometer (064) in engine oil dipstick tube
DC inductive clamp 1) (065) to battery G1 ground
Exhaust vent hose (014) to exhaust pipe
Vacuum connection with Y-adapter (068) to DI control module (N1/3)
Vehicle data

Engine oil temperature approximately 80 °C

connect, disconnect
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connect, disconnect
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connect, disconnect

connect, disconnect
insert, remove
connect, disconnect
connect, disconnect
connect, disconnect
enter.

warm engine up.
1) On model 129, connect to ground strap between engine, transmission and body (vehicle right side), or for inductive clamp connection to positive battery lead, remove passenger side floor mat and connect to positive cable.
On model 140, connect to ground strap between engine, transmission and body (vehicle lower left side).
2) Up to 06/93.
3) Starting 07/93.

Testing with dual ignition adaptor (055)
The dual ignition adaptor provides engine diagnosis on engines with dual ignition systems (engine 119) when using the Bear DACE (Model 40-960) engine analyzer.
With the dual ignition adaptor (055), the single ignition circuits T1/1 and T1/2 are combined to an 8-cylinder ignition circuit. This enables the display of the single circuits and the complete ignition circuit on the oscilloscope. Next to the standard measurements, the diagnostic measuring methods for dynamic compression test, idle quality test and ignition system analysis can be performed. The switch on the dual ignition adaptor allows the selection of measurements on a single ignition circuit, for example: dwell angle, ignition timing, on-off ratio and voltage values of the primary/secondary ignition circuit.
In the total display (switch position T1/1 & T1/2) with the osilloscope in the parade setting, the ignition impulse of ignition circuit T1/1 is shown first. At the end of the fade-out process, switch over to ignition circuit T1/2 occurs and according to firing order the next cylinder, including dwell and current draw are displayed.

  Engine analyzer Switch position
Dual ignition adaptor (055)
Cyl. number Trigger clamp
Dwell angle 4 cylinder Cylinder 1 T1/1 or T1/2
Ignition timing 4 cylinder Cylinder 1
Cylinder 2
T1/1
T1/2

Measured angle minus 90o CKA
On-off ratio 8 cylinder Cylinder 1 T1/1 or T1/1 & T1/2
Ignition oscilloscope 8 cylinder Cylinder 1
Cylinder 5
T1/1 & T1/2
T1/1 firing order 1 - 4 - 6 - 7
T1/2 firing order 5 - 8 - 3 - 2
Compression 8 cylinder Cylinder 1 T1/1 & T1/2
Idle quality 8 cylinder Cylinder 1 Idle quality test. Set engine analyzer to TN signal

Equipment

Engine analyzer 1) Bear DACE (Model 40-960)
Sun MEA-1500 MB
Dual ignition system adaptor Bear 43-322
1) Available through the MBUSA Standard Equipment Program.