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07-06-2002, 03:18 AM
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Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA
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Switching to HEI...wiring question
350 in a 68 Chevy SWB. Have a points distributor in there now...going to switch to HEI soon. Question is...do I have to run a hot wire straight from the fuse box to the new HEI coil? or can I make a new connection out of existing wire that plugs on to the - side of the old external coil from the wiring harness? Now this wiring harness that is on there now is only about 2 months old, bought it from Rick's. Also what gauge should the wire be?
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07-06-2002, 07:30 AM
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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The wire in your harness is not a full 12 volts. The new HEI needs 12 volts. Just run a wire from the ING UNFUSED location and plug it into the new distributor.
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07-06-2002, 08:32 AM
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Location: Indiana
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Put a 5 amp inline fuse in that new wire also.
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07-06-2002, 09:27 AM
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Shortbox wanna-be.
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Location: Fort St.John, British Columbia, Canada
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Yup, I second that. You cannot use the stock wire, as it is a resistance wire. You must run a new 12 guage wire directly to your fuse box.
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07-06-2002, 10:31 AM
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