converting 2ee from distributor to coil setup

[JDMfreak]

as above someone told me I could covert my distributor with built in coil to a coil with external coil

reason im wanting to do this I bought a starlet for spares and theres an issue with the distributor no spark

basically I wanna try get the engine running so I can sell it the car is for spares so wont be staying like it just to get engine running

[Stu]

Yes you can, little bit of wiring needed. Do you have any photos of the existing dizzy/inbult coil? Are you sure its faulty?

[JDMfreak]

Well i cant get any spark and ive changed distributor.. a mate suggested theres a wire broke somewhere in the loom running from ecu to distributor but i dont wanna get into changing looms and stuff just get ot to run then im taking engine out as its sold of it ok

The distrbutor is the same as a normal setup same as this one

[5e colin]

tracing that wire is simple if its in the loom with a multimeter

you can also test the dizzy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUAd5K3OQV4

[Stu]

If you take the dizzy out (leave it plugged in) and spin it by hand, do you hear the injectors click/fuel pump prime? This tells you that the triggering side is working correctly and the ecu is getting the signal.

Of the two plugs, the 4 pin plug is the triggering signals to the ecu and the other plug is the coil power and tacho output.

[JDMfreak]

i'll try that when I pick car up stu that's a handy tip to remember I will let ya know whether it works or not and report back

ive payed for it but as its not running I cant drive it and getting a way to collect it is impossible as I don't have a tow bar or any mates willing to tow it

@colin I watched that video a few times I need to actually copy it as im working on car

[JDMfreak]

sorted got the car running a wire had been joined and wasn't making a good connection made a new connection car fired up grand