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Old 01-05-2005, 04:06 AM   #2
lofly'a
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the link took me to the parts america homepage, and i didn't do a search, but as long as the hei is for a bb from 74 to about 80 you'll be fine. you'll only need a 12 volt source that is "switched" from the ignition (energizes when the key switch is turned on). you'll find one in the fuse panel to hook up to labeled "ign". don't use a fuse, and don't hook up the wire from the hot side of the coil to the hei because it does not put out a full 12 volts (about 7 to 9 volts at most) tape the end of that one up. it'll run that way, and i've seen quite a few hooked up like that but it'll stumble and backfire under acceleration. get the right gauge wire also, 12 gauge, get the plugs for that year engine and gap them for that year, and hook up the spark advance.
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