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I have heard of people wiring their electric chokes to this terminal and it is not a good idea at all.
Jun 16, 2025
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It is definitely an original factory connection and was not the choke wire. Choke wire is accounted for. I have found 2 wiring diagrams...
Jun 16, 2025
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Would something like this help you? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L6NYQYK/
Jun 16, 2025
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Hoping one of the very smart folks on here knows the answer and I don’t have to resort to such a laborious endeavor.
Jun 16, 2025
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Agree that’s all I should need. But this truck has a second wire tied into BAT and goes into factory harness. So I’m trying to figure...
Jun 16, 2025
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As far as I know all you need is 12v switched with at least a 12 g wire and the other lead is for a tach.
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The standard HEI power connector (many aftermarket places sell replacements) has only one wire. However, if you had ESC maybe it had...
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IIRC, the terminals on many distributor caps are marked/ embossed with something like BAT and TACH. All you need is 12 volts...
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Thank you. Do you know why the truck originally had what seems to be 2 wires connected to BAT on distributor?
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1986 K10 305 700R4 Originally had ESC but dad had abandoned in 90s I am swapping engines. New engine has HEI also. The distributor...
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