Pictures would be amazing and I'd be beyond grateful (sorry for the hassle)Stuka wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:51 am I think I have some photos, but they are on my home desktop.
But I used that thick red wire (mine had a white stripe on it also), which I verified with a multimeter that was switched 12V. It only got power when the engine was in start and run, NOT ACC. ALL the other wires I ripped out as they were of no use, as I had no intention of going back to the old ignition system.
If you really want to test run it, you could hook the 12V from the HEI to that wire without removing the old ignition module. Just remove the jacket from a 1/4" of the wire so you can tap into it.
Also, if the engine is not cranking over, the ignition system is not at fault. If its cranking, but not starting, then the ignition may be at fault. Failure to crank is typically caused by (discounting a dead battery) the ignition switch itself (at the bottom of the steering column), the starter solenoid on the passenger side fender, or the starter itself.
Thanks for the welcome and input, I did add some fuel directly ,along with a bottle of fuel for pick up and not a single thing. I was installing new plugs and wires today and noticed the previous owner had the distributor cap and wires 180. I'm leading to believe that's a big reason haha. I really hate electrical I can do everything but. I'll be dropping the hei in tomorrow if the babies sleep, fingers crossed. New starter solenoid and switch arrives tomorrow just to cover all bases.letank wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 5:50 pm welcome, otherwise crank, crank and no start, you might have a bad fuel pump/ filter / fuel line ... remove air filter, drop a little gas down the air horn , about 1/2 a shot... have a large rag -in case of fire to cover the top of the air horn, and choke the fire- crank and see if engine tries to start.
check the fuel filter position with the return hose on top - the 1/4 ID, the feeder is 5/16 and in the center/middle
Lol not really, upon removal of my dizzy I found the original gear was chewed up. So now I have to tear down everything in the front and replace what I can along the way because I'm not doing this again
How badly was it chewed up? There is always the concern of pieces of gear going through the oil system.afterfrancesca wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:33 amLol not really, upon removal of my dizzy I found the original gear was chewed up. So now I have to tear down everything in the front and replace what I can along the way because I'm not doing this again
The cam gear isn't too too bad but the dizzy was pretty rough. I'm still going to replace timing chain, drop the oil pan and clean that, may as well do water pump, oil pump install some msd gears etc. Then do a few oil changes. Definitely turned into a can of worms but I guess it needed the TLC regardless.Stuka wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 6:34 amHow badly was it chewed up? There is always the concern of pieces of gear going through the oil system.afterfrancesca wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:33 amLol not really, upon removal of my dizzy I found the original gear was chewed up. So now I have to tear down everything in the front and replace what I can along the way because I'm not doing this again