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Strange wiring issue, killing ignition module
So I ended up replacing the starter (it needed it, I think the old one was about to give up the ghost), both battery cables, and the distributor (new one is a Summit Racing "blueprinted" HEI) and it's running better than it ever has. No more dead ignition module, no more missing/stumbling at...- kaidenshi
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Strange wiring issue, killing ignition module
The engine is out of a 1972 and originally had a points distributor, but the truck is a 1982 and had a factory HEI, which was the one we kept during the engine swap. Sorry for the confusion, I thought I had said that earlier.- kaidenshi
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Strange wiring issue, killing ignition module
Yes, it was running mostly fine, plenty of power and no stalling or bogging down, until it died on him. I say "mostly fine" because every now and then it would hiccup a bit if I was cruising in 3rd (highest gear, SM465 tranny) and let off the gas a bit. But I've had that happen with several SBC...- kaidenshi
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Strange wiring issue, killing ignition module
Gotcha. What I mean is, I don't think the plug wires have anything to do with the ignition issue, but if I do fix the ignition and it's still bogging down in mid to high RPMs I'll look into the plug wires as a last resort for that specific issue. But I intend to track down the root cause for the...- kaidenshi
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Strange wiring issue, killing ignition module
Excellent, excellent info, thanks! That's an extremely thorough take on it, and I think you're on to something with the Accel distributor's coil or other internal issue being bad. Like I'd said before, after first putting in the Accel distributor, I started burning through tachs, but I didn't...- kaidenshi
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Strange wiring issue, killing ignition module
Yeah, that would be because the original metal fuel line had been replaced with a rubber line at some point before I bought the truck. I had been meaning to replace that rubber line with a braided or solid metal line for a while, but never got around to it. My laziness manifested in a crack that...- kaidenshi
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Strange wiring issue, killing ignition module
No spark, and there is fuel. Like I said, when I replace the ignition module it runs but it's rough, until it pops after several starts. I'm really just curious if a one wire sensor shorting to the manifold could cause the ignition to pop, or if I'm going to have to dig deeper into the whole...- kaidenshi
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Strange wiring issue, killing ignition module
This is the distributor I have: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/acc-59107c/overview/ No four prong plug from the distributor, but there is a 4 prong plug from the firewall that's not plugged into anything. The guy who built my engine said it was for a different kind of distributor than...- kaidenshi
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Strange wiring issue, killing ignition module
Hi folks. So I've been having this weird issue for several months now on a 1982 C10 with a rebuilt 350 from a 1972 (original engine was a 305). I kept the HEI distributor (aftermarket but factory was also HEI) and it has an Edelbrock 1602 carb. A few months back I let my friend borrow the...- kaidenshi
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