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My '84 is "ALSO dead at the side of the road," still, with what I suspect to be an ignition problem. (It dies after running for about a minute, but starts right back up, then dies, ad nauseum.)
So I've got a factory service manual for a Milano/75 and the schematic for the ignition system shows at least four microprocessors. I mean, just the ignition system has nearly as much wiring as my old '74 GTV had for the whole car!
Huh?
Why is it this complex?
In looking through the first dozen pages of this part of the forum, it doesn't look like there are too many people griping about ignition problems, so I have to assume that the system is pretty reliable.
The thing is, without a wiring diagram for my specific car and something to show where all the ignition components are, this thing looks nearly impossible to troubleshoot. (Now I understand why they went to OBD systems!)
So here's the question: Has anybody simply bypassed the existing system and just run 12v to a conventional coil and to the distributor?
So I've got a factory service manual for a Milano/75 and the schematic for the ignition system shows at least four microprocessors. I mean, just the ignition system has nearly as much wiring as my old '74 GTV had for the whole car!
Huh?
In looking through the first dozen pages of this part of the forum, it doesn't look like there are too many people griping about ignition problems, so I have to assume that the system is pretty reliable.
The thing is, without a wiring diagram for my specific car and something to show where all the ignition components are, this thing looks nearly impossible to troubleshoot. (Now I understand why they went to OBD systems!)
So here's the question: Has anybody simply bypassed the existing system and just run 12v to a conventional coil and to the distributor?