ENGINE TIMING

[Charles Napier]

Tuck wrote:
> 
> At 22:18 12/15/96 +0000, you wrote:
> >HI there
> >
> >Having read the articles I can tell you that the most common method used
> >now in europe for engine timing is the flywheel sensor with a missing
> >tooth in conjunction with a cam sensor.  The flywheel sensor has in the
> >case of Fords 36 teeth with one missing.  The sensor is in line with
> 
> FWIW, the Mazda rotaries use a gear driven crank angle sensor that inserts
> in the same place as the dsitributor did on the older rotary cars (in the
> front housing on the endinge that also contains the gear/chain-driven oil
> pump).  I'll bet that it wouldn't be too hard to adaptthe Mazda crank angle
> sensor to the distributor mounting on another car with some careful
> fabvrication.  I think the output signl is pretty straightforward from the
> unit.  They are also readily available from any 84+ fuel injected rotary car
> and practically bulletproff in terms of reliability.
> 
> Justin "Tuck" Cordesman
> SOLID BRASS-> She was getting robbed and I was getting blown away...
> 
> It's funny... these days the only sympathy I get is from a woman I tend to
> annoy and a would-be assassin.

Msd sells a flying magnet crank trigger for around a 100 dollars for
several diff aplications.

Charlie