69 gmc needs started no spark

[big mike71]

If Accell is junk what do you reccomend.

[lil hoodlum]

I'm not sure how well you will be able to see from my picture. Ignore that it shows a inline 6 cylinder motor and old points distributor.

Pink wire should go to unfused plug-in. I have mine plugged in to the fuse panel inside of cab.

Purple wire goes from the S terminal on the starter to the back of the ignition switch. You might have a neutral safety switch on your steering column that the purple wire goes to first before the ignition switch. If you don't have a neutral safety switch the don't worry about that last part.

Keith

[Shyguy]

Originally Posted by lil hoodlum

I'm not sure how well you will be able to see from my picture. Ignore that it shows a inline 6 cylinder motor and old points distributor.

Pink wire should go to unfused plug-in. I have mine plugged in to the fuse panel inside of cab.

Purple wire goes from the S terminal on the starter to the back of the ignition switch. You might have a neutral safety switch on your steering column that the purple wire goes to first before the ignition switch. If you don't have a neutral safety switch the don't worry about that last part.

Keith

Thank you for posting the diagram, I am not as confused as I thought I was

Here is the setup I am running on my 454. Purple wire to "S" terminal on starter, big positive wire from the battery to large lug on starter and power to the HEI from the unfused ignition terminal on the fuse block running through a 30 am fuse and 10 ga wire. Has worked great since people on this board recommended doing it this way.

If it were not for this forum I would be stumped at times, thanks.

[Jofin66GTO]

Originally Posted by Shyguy

Thank you for posting the diagram, I am not as confused as I thought I was

Here is the setup I am running on my 454. Purple wire to "S" terminal on starter, big positive wire from the battery to large lug on starter and power to the HEI from the unfused ignition terminal on the fuse block running through a 30 am fuse and 10 ga wire. Has worked great since people on this board recommended doing it this way.

If it were not for this forum I would be stumped at times, thanks.

I may also like your way better Shyguy. I'm going to have to put ammeter across my way and your way to see which way provides the greater power to coil. I would hate to think that I may be getting a weaker spark if it makes a difference.

[lil hoodlum]

Jofin66GTO, the pink wire from the top of the HEI cap does not go to the ignition switch. It goes to the unfused ignition terminal on the fuse block inside of the cab.

The purple wire goes to the ignition switch. If you have a neutral safety switch on the topside, bottom portion of the steering column, then the purple wire connects to that. I can't recall howmany terminals are on the neutral safety switch, but two of them are for the purple wires. One of the purple wires comes from the starter solenoid and the other one comes from the ignition switch. If you don't have a neutral safety switch, then the purple wire goes from the S terminal on the starter solenoid to the ignition switch.

I hope that makes more sense.

Keith

[Jofin66GTO]

That makes sense. I have to remember that the previous owner used a sawsall with the electrical work it seems haha. Thats one of my first projects now that I have it running solid is to fix all the electrical probs that I am having.

Thanks for the info hoodlum.