I have a copy of that 2 page "how to test your HEI with a multimeter" at home
if anyone needs it.
-----Original Message-----
From: JOE GARCIA [mailto:joegarcia1@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:31 PM
To: Dale
Cc: ccpanel@jps.net; oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] sad, sad day?
Hi Dale-
I only seen the broken wires maybe twice so far. Mainly the problem I
find is a bad pole piece which bolt to the Breaker plate and is rotated
by the vacuum advance canister. I find the problems by connecting my
Ohm meter to the pole piece wires and rotate the breaker plate. When
the plate rotates, the reading on the meter would often be way off
spec's or even go to an open circuit. The bigger Repair manuals will
outline the proceedure to check the distributor.
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: Dale <dsbmn@msn.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 5:08 pm
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] sad, sad day?
> Joe you are absolutely right a Pickup coil will cause such
> problems but
> usually the wires will tend to break because of constant moving,
> as such the
> theory of disconnecting vaccum advance for diagnosis
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> -------Original Message-------
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> From: JOE GARCIA
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> Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 09:51:21 AM
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> To: mark
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> Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
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> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] sad, sad day?
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> I would guess you have a problem with the Hei.......mainly the module.
>
> Being a hot day and all......they don't like the heat. Do you have a
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> spare module you could try? Be sure to put some Di-electric grease
>
> under the bottom of the module before you bolt it down. I've also had
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> problems in the past with bad pick-up coils in the Hei that would run
>
> fine but when the vacuum advance rotated the plate the pick-up module
>
> would give a wrong reading and the car would stumble or die. Try
>
> unplugging the vacuum line to the vacuum advance and see if the
> stumble
> goes away.
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> Joe
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> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: mark <ccpanel@jps.net>
>
> Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 9:58 pm
>
> Subject: [oletrucks] sad, sad day?
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> > as far as heat goes-i do HVAC and in attic last 2 days. btw-its 112
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> > outside... 140-160 inside. =) fun in the sun.
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> >
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> > REAL QUESTION
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> > my favourite panel took a dive the other day. i
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> > came home on
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> > a hot day, parked it and went inside. the next day it had no power
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> > and super
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> > stumbled but i crept to work thinking a ign prob. no such luck. it
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> > willstart and run but when i step on the gas it either starts
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> > boggin real bad or
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> > stumbles and dies.
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> >
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> > details-305sbc pumped a little, HEI, edlebrock carb, manual choke,
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> > electfuel pump,
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> > thanks
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> > mark
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> > http://customclassics.org
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> > northern california
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> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
>
> > 1959
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> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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