GxT Ferret 54 ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC CENTER - Manual (Page 39)

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IGNITION SECONDARY — Distributor
Press IGNITION, SELECT Secondary and press NEXT. If a Distributor ignition was selected
during Engine Setup, this screen appears:
~ IGNITION SECONDARY
839 RPM 190û Battery 14.25 Volt
Burn (Avg) 1.3 mS Max (Avg) 21 KV
Ign Energy 38 Live (Avg) 9 KV
INDIVIDUAL CYLINDER READINGS
Four additional screens are available by pressing SELECT. They are the same as described
in SECONDARY — DIS, except that the KV per cylinder screens do not show Exhaust KV.
KV PICKUP PLATES
Pickup plates are provided for GM, Toyota, and Nippondenso systems that have the coil located
within the distributor. To read KVs, clip the appropriate pickup plate to the distributor housing,
attach a Sparkwire KV Clip to the bar or post on the pickup plate, and plug it into either the
Distributor KV Lead or the Cylinder #1 position of the DIS KV Harness.
NOTE: The KV pickup plates are designed to be sensitive. To obtain valid readings, keep
hands and wires away from the KV Pickup Plate and the KV Clip during testing.
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IAGNOSTIC MESSAGES ARE BASED ON READINGS COMMON TO
MANY ENGINES
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SOME ENGINES WILL HAVE DIFFERENT READINGS
THAT
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WHILE NORMAL FOR THAT ENGINE
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MAY TRIGGER
DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGES
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F THE READINGS ARE WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER
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SPECIFICATIONS
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DISREGARD THE DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGE
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