New parts, now won't start

[Mrturner1]

So I started going over some wiring diagrams that I saw member VetVette post a while back, and I was comparing it to my engine harness and noticed that I still have a bunch of wires from the old points ignition system. There was a yellow wire going from the firewall block on drivers side, to the distributor pigtail, and also over to the starter. With the old points system the yellow wire powered the start of the starter, or something like that. Point is, it's old wiring. The big purple wire going to the starter is the only one I need, and that goes to the ignition. SO, the red wire coming from the pigtail in the distributor that USED to go to the yellow wire (toast) now needs to go to a 12v keyed ignition source, which I have yet to find.

Another fire hazard avoided on the farm c10!!

Any suggestions on where to put the red wire going to the distributor would be great

[Grumpy old man]

Ok fuse block not engine block , whew ! Looks like you taped into the ignition resistance wire ,needs to be reg 12 volt in the on and start position . Best you do the Google search for a HEI wiring diagram rather than try to explain in detail .

[Mrturner1]

Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

Ok fuse block not engine block , whew ! Looks like you taped into the ignition resistance wire ,needs to be reg 12 volt in the on and start position . Best you do the Google search for a HEI wiring diagram rather than try to explain in detail .

That's how it's been wired since I got the truck believe it or not! I guess the yellow wire started getting resistance with the power from the new alternator? All I can think of. My engine bay is a lot cleaner I can say that