Tim,
I was working on an old '48 Seagraves FireTruck some time ago. I had
several of the same symptoms. I was really frustrated and couldn't seem
to see the problem. Then I had a friend come over and look at it. A fresh
perspective you know. In just a couple of minutes he pointed to my dist-
ributor/coil and asked why my power and ground wires were reversed. I
looked at it, for the 10001th time, and sure enough that was it. I reversed
the wires and the old lady fired to life.
(Personal observation: A 600ci, flat head, V12, dual distributers. dual
points per dist. 24 plugs sparking madly, and 3.5" exhausts makes a
great sound. I miss that project.)
I can't say I know much about HEI, never used one, but maybe there
is something similar in your HEI conversion.
Lonnie
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Seawolf-Self <tim@Route66AutoClub.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 12:07 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Points>>>HEI Conversion
>It's a Chevy 350, in a 58/59 truck.
>
>I'm getting a spark, so the distributor must be working.
>However, it won't start and it backfires out the carb.
>
>I know that the firing order is: 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
>
>The problem may be that I don't have the number one wire connected to the
>number one terminal on the dist cap.
>
>Viewing the top of the cap, which one is number one, counting clockwise
from
>where the module wires and Bat-Tach wires connect?
>
>Are any photos online that show the top of the dist cap, with the wires
>numbered to show which one goes where?
>
>TIA
>Tim
>tim@route66autoclub.com
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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