Topic: coil issue...

[8Snaces]

hey... i have an 83 Celica Gt 22-re motor in my 81 p/u. I just bought a coil off of a guy here on the board yesterday, but i noticed that the 2 leads (green connectors) on my coil are a single prong and a dual prong. The one that i bought  is out of an 85 runner and has a dual and a triple prong. My question is...Can i  use it still or would i have to find another celica...which is hard to find here on marlin.

[79coyotefrg]

post a pic of the coil you have thats bad, i might have one

[emsvitil]

If it's just the connectors, you should be able to switch them around by removing the nuts on the posts.....

[8Snaces [OP]]

ok.. i will post in shortly. THANX!!

[8Snaces [OP]]

the leadds in questions are not the ones with nuts, they are the 2 leads that off of the ignitor.

[drayday55]

you need carb ignitors right?  not efi.  they are not the same in case you did not know

[kneedownnate]

I've had an re ignitor on my 80 for several years without issue 

[8Snaces [OP]]

Drayday- No, i need efi ignitors. I did a EFI swap a couple years ago using a Celica GT 22-RE instead of gettin one out of a EFI truck. Its been a headache... I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS SWAP!
Anyway, i have a thought,... how do i test just the ignitor to see if its bad?

[8Snaces [OP]]

knee- I have had a problem with the setup in my truck since i put it all in becuz i have the entire harness from power locks/windows to headlights to courtesy lites, cruise control, etc etc.. Becuz Toyota harness splice power from other circuits, im a little hesitant on just goin in there and just cutting wires i dont need. I feel that this is part of my problem too. So, with that being said, i think that im either gonna swap in a TRUCK EFI motor and harness or find another Celica GT and take the harness out and ship it to OFFROADSOLUTIONS in CO and see what they can do for me.

[79coyotefrg]

the 83 celica efi is NOT the same as a 85 truck or runner EFI

i need a picture of the ignitor/coil so i can see if i have one

[drayday55]

I've had an re ignitor on my 80 for several years without issue 

i thougt ignitors and coils were very specific? anyone else know 100% as i go to pick a part all the time and i could pull coils from every 22r i see

[79coyotefrg]

i thougt ignitors and coils were very specific? anyone else know 100% as i go to pick a part all the time and i could pull coils from every 22r i see

always get the coil AND ignitor as a unit

[kneedownnate]

My 81 had the goofy smaller coil and a seemingly integrated ignitor, but the 80 and the 86 I got the ignitor from use a pretty universal coil.  My current coil is an msd unit.

[8Snaces [OP]]

Thats the other thought that i had.. I have heard mostly good things about MSD and didnt actually thing about it until just the other day. I think that i might go that route and get it over with.

[8Snaces [OP]]

Im gonna get (lookin for) a MSD 6AL box and a non-ignitor coil. Then im gonna take the harness back out of the truck and create a stand alone type system. Thanx for the input. I really appreciate it.