ingnition coil and distributor wiring - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

thump16 · 03-02-2008, 04:42 AM

Can some one please post pictures of the wiring that is supposed to hook up to the coil and distributor from the truck wiring harness. I unhooked the msd from my truck and trying to find out what goes where. There was a big pinkish red wire that was hooked up to the MSD. I thought there was supposed to be a white wire in the bundle.

thump16 · 03-02-2008, 07:10 AM

is the big pink wire I cut from the msd box the one that plugs into the distributor for power?

85gmcguy · 03-02-2008, 07:36 AM

On the distributor itself there are only 2 hookups (other than from the distributor itself) one is Batt and the other is Tach. If you don't have a tach, it would probably hook to the Batt terminal. I'm not really sure about through an external (MSD) box.
If you're trying to eliminate the box, you just need to hook a wire to the batt terminal that is powered through the ignition (on when key is in run) .

thump16 · 03-02-2008, 10:29 AM

That is what I was wondering. There is one huge pink wire that attached to the mds box for 12 volts and I wanted to make sure that was the one I was supposed to hook up to the hei. I removed all of the MSD goodies to go on a buddies project. I plan on keeping my truck so I am going through and un rigging everything the PO had installed to include the fried fuse box.

Sledge

capt. camaro · 03-07-2008, 06:19 AM

The pink wire is the correct one to hook to the dist. terminal. Bob

03-02-2008, 04:42 AM	#1
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	ingnition coil and distributor wiring Can some one please post pictures of the wiring that is supposed to hook up to the coil and distributor from the truck wiring harness. I unhooked the msd from my truck and trying to find out what goes where. There was a big pinkish red wire that was hooked up to the MSD. I thought there was supposed to be a white wire in the bundle. Last edited by thump16; 03-02-2008 at 06:07 AM.

03-02-2008, 07:10 AM	#2
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: ingintion coil and distributor wiring is the big pink wire I cut from the msd box the one that plugs into the distributor for power? Last edited by thump16; 03-02-2008 at 10:30 AM.

03-02-2008, 07:36 AM	#3
85gmcguy Plays with trucks Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 433	Re: ingintion coil and distributor wiring On the distributor itself there are only 2 hookups (other than from the distributor itself) one is Batt and the other is Tach. If you don't have a tach, it would probably hook to the Batt terminal. I'm not really sure about through an external (MSD) box. If you're trying to eliminate the box, you just need to hook a wire to the batt terminal that is powered through the ignition (on when key is in run) . __________________ Gary My Dad's Old Truck 1985 Last edited by 85gmcguy; 03-02-2008 at 07:39 AM.

03-02-2008, 10:29 AM	#4
thump16 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valdosta GA Posts: 708	Re: ingintion coil and distributor wiring That is what I was wondering. There is one huge pink wire that attached to the mds box for 12 volts and I wanted to make sure that was the one I was supposed to hook up to the hei. I removed all of the MSD goodies to go on a buddies project. I plan on keeping my truck so I am going through and un rigging everything the PO had installed to include the fried fuse box. Sledge

03-07-2008, 06:19 AM	#5
capt. camaro Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: angleton, tx Posts: 2	Re: ingnition coil and distributor wiring The pink wire is the correct one to hook to the dist. terminal. Bob



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