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Originally Posted by usp55
lol almost. they only thing i have to figure out so i can start it up again is the hei. engine originally had old style points on it. the new engine i picked up has an hei. Now there is a connection coming from the base that im pretty sure is supposed to connect to the cap but it wont fit.
also have to run power to the unit itself. not quite sure yet how to do that but someone on another board said to run 10g wire to the fusebox but i dont see anyplace to connect the wire to the hei itself. i migh just put the points system back on but i hate the coil on the firewall. i want to start it up this week. get a video as soon as i do.
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HEI is as simple as hooking up the hot wire to a switched ignition source and then you can hook up the tach (seperate ground? I dont remember). There is one other little point to mention. With my car, 73 camaro, it was a points car too. The previous owner put in HEI and it mostly worked fine to start the car, occasionally it would take a little time to crank. I wound up swapping the intake a a few other things and afterwards the car would crank but no spark. I later realized the hot wire was switched ignition and is not hot during crank. I had to run a wire to the second post on the starter (basically, I have a FORD style relay and has the second post) so the coil has power while cranking. I think Scott put a relay and fuse in that circuit though to protect the coil and wiring. Once I figured that out it starts almost immediately, before I would have to let go of the key and hope the engine was still spinning fast enough to get the coil power to get it fired up.
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THINK the connection you are referring to is the pickup? Post a picture of what you are talking about