Thread: How do you ground an HEI??

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This is the third flame thrower kit I've tried in my 65 truck and none work. I cant spark and I cant kill the motor. I've pulled every wire off my dizzy and it still runs. I'm so sick of this, seriously. I see thousands of videos on the web and nobody knows how it works, how to build a kit, how to ground an HEI or anything. Do I need magic, is that it? Just magic? Do I wave a wand over my tips and they shoot dragon magic flames???? What is the deal???????????? I've sunk over $200 in my chevelle and truck and no spark, no motor kill, no flames, nothing@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I think you already have magic if you pull every wire from your "dizzy" and it still runs. Maybe you should stand in a bucket of water and try again. Tone down the F'in language shiz and you will probably get some great responses.

Thank you 65ny.....I usually put the stupid thing in the dirt and stomp on it.I believe that's grounded enough.

One does not ground a distributor to stop the ignition system from operating.

Wanna edit your post and take out a couple of words? You're new, so probably haven't gotten the word that we keep a clean house here.

Thanks,

Don

Ok Don,
I edited it. sorry 'bout that

Ok, now that the language issues have been dealt with....
Do you have a gm 10si alt? if so...
You may need a diode installed in series on Terminal 1 this should be connected to a switched (ignition) feed. This terminal switches on the alternator when the ignition is switched on.
The diode is necessary to prevent the alternator from feeding back into the ignition circuit and causing the car to continue to run when the ignition has been switched off by the key.

There is more to this one than meets the eye. I think he is talking about flame throwers in his exhaust, so I have no idea what this distributor thing has to do with it.

From the rambling and language, I think something more is going on here.


Don

Heck, I'm tired....I thought he was talking about a PerTronix Flame-Thrower distributor module......

Relax people, I'm just another in a long line of car guys who threw some tooles busting his knuckles on something.
I'm talking about an exhaust flame thrower kit, and all kits tell you to tap into the ground wire of the distributor. This is not a problem with an old points style, but on an HEI you cant kill the ground because it will start to jump. I removed every black wire from that thing just to see what would happened and it still fired.
The reason you tap into the ground is to kill the ignition system so your unburnt fuel makes it back to the tips.
So if someone can show me how to kill my ignition with the button while the plugs fire, I'll be a happy camper.

All our moderators must be out of town

Wait a minute...you mean to tell me somebody has busted a knuckle working on these things and actually threw a wrench??????? I don't know about the rest of you people, but it sounds strange to me....LMAO!

Originally Posted by nitrowarrior

Wait a minute...you mean to tell me somebody has busted a knuckle working on these things and actually threw a wrench??????? I don't know about the rest of you people, but it sounds strange to me....LMAO!

Guilty as charged

No its not that at all,....its called respect .There are kids who read this forum and you were asked nicely to edit the cusing out and also you were exsplained to as why it was not acceptable.
I can see this is a way of life for you ,beligerant rebellion,and all I can say is you have a long road of dissapointment ahead of you.You will find life gives what you put into it and I can tell from your input that you are not going to like what life gives back to you.
I will give you an example
x= your attitude and what you give
y= what you will recieve in life
z= the unknown factor
Heres how that plays out x times z = y
Now heres your math formula

x{vulgarity and disrespect} times z{in this case the good people of the forum} = y {the posts you are reading now}

Soo to sum it all up,you are getting back exactly what you put out ,just like I said it works,I am sure this is not the first time and without changing your attitude ,I am sure this is what you will get used to recieving.
Then it will be another story of how life suxs and nobody likes me and its not fair,nothing works for me.............OH wait your already there....nevermind
Heres some good quotes for you
You better ask somebody
If you dont know ,now you do
You get what you give
Understanding has no bearing on compliance
Understanding is half the battle
Pause selah{means be still and understand ...basically}

You have the power of how people will recieve you and its completely up to you as what life will give back to you.If yo do not like what your are getting out of life there is only one person to blame and that is SELF,not the forum,not America/not even your friends or parents,Self is where it all comes from.Ever notice how 2 people walk into a place and one is well recieved and one is not,it because of how that person conducts himself,
The only thing we know about you is how you conduct yourself and the image that reflects you will be the one that comes from you.In other words you creat your own hell to live in ,you do not need us to condem you for cursing,you have already reaped the benifts of what you planted and the replies of the forum only confirm that.You are well on your way to life of misery and hardship,why not choose to make it life of happiness and compassion by simply changing the attitude you have
It really is a state of mind {life} and what state of mind you choose is completely up to you.........but be warned ,people see what your state of mind is at this point and most already have traveled down the path you are just begining on ,this is nothing new,this is not the first vulgar rebel to hit the face of the earth and this knowledge comes from many many rebels ,that have been down your path and know it leads to nowhere.This is not a personal attack on you,but rather a attack on vugarity and rebellion,you just happen to be the vessel that carries those traits at this time and like any vessel ,you can dump it out and fill it with whatever your heart desires.Unlike physical traits{height/weight /race},whats in the vessel can be changed and its completely up to you what you do now.You have a chance to take this learning exsperiance{your venture to the forums}and take something away from it you cant buy and thats lifes knowledge.It must be learned or taught ,its just not instinct and happens one day,its learned thru events just like this or the hard way,either way it gets learned,your not just born with it.
Now take this situation for example,I am sure if you made a new screen name and posted your question in a manner like this......
"I have this part or kit and I am trying to do this ,please help ,has anyone done this before."
I am sure you would recieve a totally different response,you already gave a beligerant vulgar post and saw the response,you got what you gave........unless you like that I would suggest another approach or tactic, because the one you are currently using does not seem to work.

I hope you take the time to read and understand whats being told to you and you can gather this info together and make use of it to help you get better results in life.The tactic you are using is apparently not working from the results of this thread,thats why I spent this much effort typing a response,because I hate to see someone go thru life with the demon of rebellion and vulgarity on your back ,trying to beat you down at every turn you make.He reared his ugly head when you posted this thread and you see what his help gets ya,I would boot that booger off my back before he screwed my life up anymore ,collect the peices and move on.
Te first step in exorcising the demon is knowing he is there,the next step is undermining his efforts to hold you down by being aware that he will use the vulgarity and rebellion emotions to steer you like a car to the path he likes,completely unkown to you whats happening,you are being led down a path of his liking instead of the path you like.All the time leaving you wondering ,how did this happen or why did I do that,or I always get that reaction..........................boot the rebel demon off your back and put a stop to him running your life as I am almost positive this is not how you like it..............better watch out the demon will thrash and kick gouging his spurs right into your brain and make you post a reply like your last one if he feels like you are trying to give him the boot,he gets downright rowdy when he knows the boot is coming.
Take this info how you like...but know this,I am not religeous freak,I am not doing this for personal gain.I posted this life info out of the kindness in my heart to not see another life held down by these ..........abberations/demons/habits ,whatever stamp or label you wish to put on em.They are there and controlling your direction in life,whether you realise it or not , is irrelevent,remember the quote ,understanding is not a prerequisite of compliance.........well you are compliance with the demon of rebellion and vulgarity , whether you understand it or not.

Any decent flame throwers I have ever seen involves a Spark plug in the tailpipe with its own coil, and small gas line. But those flames were 20 feet long.lol