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NH TOONER

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Im installing an HEI distributor from AAA Marine. Does this eliminate the need for the ESA modual and switch on the shift box?
 
NH TOONER said:
Sorry its a 1980 stringer 800 with 260hp. I dont know what the KC CC drive is
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That would be the later King Cobra cone clutch drive, of which does not require a shift interrupt or electronic shift assist.

If you now have an ESA, you'll need to maintain some form of shift interrupt in order to make a shift from gear back into neutral.

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The new distributor only has 1 positive wire going to it and the coil is built in. How would I reconnect the ESA? Doesnt the wire connect to the - side of the coil?
 
NH TOONER said:
The new distributor only has 1 positive wire going to it and the coil is built in. How would I reconnect the ESA? Doesnt the wire connect to the - side of the coil?
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Contact the distributor manufacturer, and ask what they recommend for an OMC Cobra w/ ESA installation.
This will be nothing new to them.


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The triggering side of the HEI will be very similar to any other electronic ignition system. It may be photo-eye, or it may be magnetic.
The HEI has to do with the secondary output energy of the system.

I agree with MM..... I don't think that you're getting the correct info from AAA Marine, or they just don't know.

Visit Stuart Hasting's web site. If anyone knows what to do, it will be Stuart.
 
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