Goin In

Ok im goin in on the HEI, bought new wires to handle the hei spark, accel universal ones, anything you guys can think of that i need to keep in mind? I have re-gapped my plugs, ive got di-electric grease will be bypassing the ballast resistor ummmmmm have button type bolt for the front of the intake manifold, dont have a adjustable vaccuum advance yet? shoul i just keep it plugged for now or should i put it on ( the vaccuum line) .


thanks guys:v6:

 

ok got the thing installed, tried to start first time no werky, so i changed my plug wires 1 space counterclockwise, got it to sputter, was able to get it runnin but not really long enough to time it and it is a hard crank??? it turns then seems to get a load, then turns then gets a load? easy then hard easy then hard? makin any sense?what should I try next? move the plugs 1 more counteclockwise? ive got 12 volts to the coil the last time it started seemed to backfire a little out of the drivers side exhaust? cant keep it idleing im sure i need to adjust my carb now but what do you guys think??????

 

explain to me Btdc as far as relation to the timing marks, on my 225, it goes something like o twards the drivers bottom side then 4 going twards the top of the engine then i think 6 or 8? ar those btdc, or do i need to go below the 0 mark? right now it seems as far as i can tell the timing mark is way above the 6/8 timing mark????? whatta ya think?

 

ok another update seems that the pasanger side not sure of how many cylanders or not but ( i know i know) smelling the exhaust on the passanger side after i sut it down smelled like raw fuel and the drivers side smelt well, more like burnt fuel, ? 180 out? you think?

 

ok going to change and see what it soes will let you know here shortly

 

well turned it 180 and backfired through the carb with a small flame, hmmmmmmmm

 

sparky that may have been my problem to start huh, i only moved it 1 time counter clockwise not 2??????? dang it

just printed out his deal, need a beer to think it over i think

 

ok taking a brak for tonight, i think i need to start from scratch, and cold time it, bring number 1 cylander up on the compression stroke right to 0 then line up the rotor as close to the number 1 plug wire and go from there right????

 

wait. on the oddfire you ave to line up on the correct prong underneither (wish i knew the terminology..pickup maybe?) in the bottom there are the 2 prong that tell it when to fire. if itll start but backfire or not fire on 1 side, you need to turn your dist like 30* to line up with the correct pin. when i instaled mine, i was on the wrong pins and only 1 side ran. really stank of exhaust. we have a link to a good page floating around here. its critical to have those set or you will miss a whole bank.
also, if you dont have atleast a 12 gage wire feeding it, the wire cant handle the current from the HEI.
other than that, set it around 6*-8* and it should run great.

 

Thanks Guys, got it running and wow what a difference, need to do a road test but have a few more things to tie up but i can just reach in and crank itover starts right up, gonna tell im going to love this already, once again this site saves the day!!!!! :v6: