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I have messed with points all my life, if you only got 2000 miles out of a tune up you or your mechanic did a crappy job of tuning up the car1 Rocky Hill --- Bill Vander Werf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle > Mailing List > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > The wire from the starter solenoid was there to > provide 12 volts to the > coil during cranking. The only time there was any > power to that wire was > when the solenoid was energized. The increased > voltage was needed with > points ignition to provide a hotter spark to start > the motor. Once the > motor started and the starter switch was released > the power at that wire > shut down and the resistor wire took over the duty > of providing power to > the coil. > > Lower voltage was necessary with points ignition to > extend the life of > the points. With 12 volts to the points continuously > they would burn up > in a short time. Even with reduced voltage they > burned up in a couple > thousand miles. > > With 12 volts provided to the HEI unit the wire from > the starter is no > longer necessary. Come to think of it, tune ups > every couple thousand > miles aren't necessary anymore either........Long > live HEI. > > Bill Vander Werf > > > NoNeck wrote: > > > I just replaced the wire from the fuse block to > the HEI with the 12 > > GA. wire today. I could not remember for sure or > find the original > > post and HOPE that I was correct in remembering > that you just > > eliminate the yellow wire that runs from the > starter to the EI > > terminal? Can someone confirm this is correct? > Thanks!Josh Gin > > (NoNeck) Visit my Chevelle website > www.NoNecksChevelle.com > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit > www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
