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Old 01-28-2003, 11:25 PM   #1
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HEI Extra pigtail?

I recently picked up this HEI for my 72 350 but it has an extra wire pigtail shown in picture on left side. Can I use this HEI on our trucks and if so what is done with the extra wires (IE what do they do or what won't they do if not hooked up)?
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Old 01-28-2003, 11:31 PM   #2
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looks like the ESC distributor in my 84 Jimmy... Electronic Spark Control... I'm not sure if it is necessary or not.
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Old 01-28-2003, 11:39 PM   #3
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Yep its for ESC and without the ESC module connected, the ignition will not fire. You can replace the ignition module with a regular 4 pin and just remove the ESC wiring.

You can also jumper 2 of the wires to bypass the ESC control but I dont remember which ones right off hand. I can look into it if you need me to.
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Old 01-29-2003, 12:22 AM   #4
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Ok I tried switching the modules but that doesn't appear to work as the new 4 pin module has only 2 pins going to the esc area (1 large 1 small) and the original ESC module has 3 pins (all small) so they don't go into socket. Tried removing the whole pigtail (socket and wires ) for ESC but the other end goes down into the distributer housing and is mounted to clip or ring inside there.(RED ARROW) I dont think I can just pull wires out. Any Suggestions? I surely can't be the only one who has made this mistake of getting to new of a distributer. thanks again
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  • 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB-Black
  • 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB-Red
  • 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB-green
  • 1972 GMC 4x4 LWB-White
  • 1971 Cheyenne 10 LWB-Ochre
  • 1971 Cheyenne 20 Longhorn-Copper
  • 1971 Cheyenne 20 Longhorn-Black
  • 1969 Custom 10 LWB-lt blue
  • 1968 GMC 3/4 ton-green
  • 1968 1/2 ton swb stepside-silver
  • 1967 Chevrolet CST 10 LWB-green
  • 1967 Chevrolet custom 20 LWB-Maroon
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