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  1. 01-21-2010 09:25 AM #1
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    I had a grounded ignition wire act like this; unplug the ignition wire from the distributor and try runnng a wire from the battery to the ignition side of the HEI and see if it starts.
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    Okay, the wire going TO my distributor has a negative polarity... My friends old chevy truck does too. I'm guessing this is normal? So would I run a Wire from the negative battery terminal to my distributor?
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    That I dont know; I've never heard of a negative wire going to the ignition side of an HEI. The one's I've had always had the + wire going to them.
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    Chuck the Accel coil and anything else Accel unless it's the high dollar stuff. Their low and mid range products are garbage.
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