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07-27-2006 07:00 AM #1
GM Distributor hook up, Question?
Ok,got a buddy with a 62 Impala with pionts type distributor.
Wants to change to a new type distributor with the coil on the cap.
One wire comes from the ignition switch is the other wire a ground wire?
thanks Kurt
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07-27-2006 07:09 AM #2
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07-27-2006 07:16 AM #3
Thanks for the info, guess the other wire was for factory tach.
thanks again. Kurt
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07-27-2006 07:20 AM #4
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07-27-2006 07:46 AM #5
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07-27-2006 08:49 AM #6
The only distributor I can think of that has a coil in the cap is the HEI unit. Is that what he's trying to hook up? If so, he'll need a 12 volt source that's controlled by the ignition switch. Neither of the two wires that are hooked to the positive side of the existing coil will work. One is only 12 volts during cranking and the other has it's voltage dropped by a resistor to 6 or 7 volts during continous operation.
Bob
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07-27-2006 04:35 PM #7
Thanks guys for the help got it the cars running.
The only wire it needed was the ignition switch wire.
The other spot or connector was for a factory tach.
And yes it is a HEI, thanks again Kurt
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