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09-02-2004 07:51 PM #1
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H.e.i. conversion problems
I'm working on switching my brothers '66 catalina to a h.e.i. ignition. The ignition is out of a later pontiac and has an aftermarket coil on top of it. The problem is it won't start. I had ran a wire from the battery to the positive on the distributor just to test it and it would barely try to start but would never start. I had made the mark on the firewall and lined it up and put the wires in their places.
Anybody have any ideas on what the problem is??Gerig Michael H.
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09-02-2004 08:25 PM #2
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try touching it to the coil.You don't know what you've got til it's gone
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IS THE DIST. MADE FOR THAT MOTOR AND IS THE FIRING ORDER THE SAME?Mike
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09-02-2004 08:41 PM #4
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Touching what for the coil?
The firing order is the same but the dist. is from a later pontiac but they are compatableGerig Michael H.
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'66 Pontiac Catalina(brother)
'98 Cadillac DeVille(parents)
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09-02-2004 08:51 PM #5
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the wire u used to jump power to the ignitions system, you said you touched it to the positive side of the distributor but you may have mean't the coil but if not, touching it to the coil might work better, just a thought.Originally posted by '60buickrod
Touching what for the coil?
You don't know what you've got til it's gone
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09-02-2004 09:00 PM #6
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sorry, I should have specified. The coil is on top of the distributor between them is a wiring harness that has the positive for them on itGerig Michael H.
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'78 Mercury Monarch 2-door ghia(1 of 2 know)
'66 Pontiac Catalina(brother)
'98 Cadillac DeVille(parents)
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09-02-2004 10:31 PM #7
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Don't forget to remove the ballast resistor, HEI doesn't work with one.
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09-02-2004 10:35 PM #8
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Was the dist from a running motor, Did you change the cap? If so did you change the ground wire or sometimes a strap that goes in the center slot on cap?TEAMWORK is essential, it allows you to blame someone else!
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09-03-2004 09:29 AM #9
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I ran the wire straight from the battery before I wired it through the car so I bypassed the resistor.
I got it off of ebay, the guy said it was off of a running motor. I didn't change the cap and the grounds are all thereGerig Michael H.
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'60 Buick LeSabre Flat top x2
'78 Mercury Monarch 2-door ghia(1 of 2 know)
'66 Pontiac Catalina(brother)
'98 Cadillac DeVille(parents)
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It was the day they built the second automobile." -Richard Petty
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09-04-2004 12:45 PM #10
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It turns out I just have a form of distributor dislexia, the past two times I've distributors in I've put the in backwords
Gerig Michael H.
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'60 Buick LeSabre Flat top x2
'78 Mercury Monarch 2-door ghia(1 of 2 know)
'66 Pontiac Catalina(brother)
'98 Cadillac DeVille(parents)
Wanted: '60 LeSabre A/C components
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It was the day they built the second automobile." -Richard Petty
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09-06-2004 03:54 PM #11
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Have you attempted to rotate the distributor as you attempt to start it? The timing may be way off.
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09-06-2004 04:23 PM #12
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Yeah the timing was way off (look at my last post)Gerig Michael H.
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'78 Mercury Monarch 2-door ghia(1 of 2 know)
'66 Pontiac Catalina(brother)
'98 Cadillac DeVille(parents)
Wanted: '60 LeSabre A/C components
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It was the day they built the second automobile." -Richard Petty
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09-07-2004 05:42 AM #13
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Oh yeah, my bad wasn't sure what you meant by the previous post. Glad you got it going.
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