I need hei for a dumb *ss
July 15th, 2011, 12:53 PM
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I need hei for a dumb *ss
ok so i have a 72 cutlass with a 350. upgrading from coil to summit hei. cant i just take the power from the red wire that went to the coil? why dosent the hei have a ground wire?
July 15th, 2011, 02:06 PM
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The hei needs a full 12 volts to function properly. That red wire you talk about may or may not be deliverying 12v. Check it with a voltmeter to be sure. If you use the old points wire, it many only deliver 8-9 volts, which is all points require, the hei has to have more.
It doesn't need a ground wire because it is grounded through the distributor body its self. There is a little tab inside that grounds the coil to the body. You don't need to worry about that.
It doesn't need a ground wire because it is grounded through the distributor body its self. There is a little tab inside that grounds the coil to the body. You don't need to worry about that.
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