dist hookup problems

There should be mark for the number one plug wire on the distributor cap, then put your plug wires on according to firing order from there. When you do the timing make sure the rotor matches the number one plug wire on the cap. If anything it my be 180 off, just rotate accordingly. If there is no mark already on the cap, mark number one yourself and go from there. Just make sure the rotor button matches the one you pic for number one when it supposed to.

depends on rotation of your motor. You go with the direction that the dist. spins.

Take a deep breath logic. Screwing up your plugs wires has got to be the most common mistake made.

Pull the coil wire, make sure the ignition is off. Pull plug #1, using a breaker bar and socket turn the engine in the direction that it would run until you get #1 cylinder to top dead center on it's compression stroke. To determine the compression stroke put your finger in the plug hole, with the piston on it's way up you will feel pressure forcing you finger out. That's what you want so then turn the motor with the bar until your pointer is on TDC on the balancer. Remove your cap and the rotor will be pointing to #1. That's where #1 wire will go and then Install the rest of the wires in the correct firing order and you should be good to go.

It's quite simple but easy to mess up, take your time and think it through.

    Big spark when your turning the key off means that there is a issue where your coil is being grounded all the time. The ground to the coil should pulse at every cylinder fire.


                                      Jeff...

well that's the problem, you should have atleast three if not four wires connected to the coil. grey (-) and purple (+) wire from the harness and then two leads from the electronic conversion or one lead from the points.

if you only have one lead coming from the dist with a conversion kit then the kit isn't installed correctly, you have to have a power feed to the conv as well as a ground, one wire systems are for point type ignitions only. With one lead you cannot supply power to the module for the conv kit.