Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List ------------------------------------------------------------
Hi. I stated the big block that I put in my 71 restoration yesterday. The car has an HEI now, and I have read all of the threads about upgrading the pink wire to something stronger to run the HEI. I have one more question about this upgrade. The new upgraded (formerly pink) lead from the firewall to the HEI Batt has 12 volts while the key is in the start position (the lead is not connected to the HEI so the engine will not start). When I crank the car for a few seconds the voltage at the HEI Batt goes to 9v. Does that sound normal while the starter is cranking? Could someone disconnect the Batt lead from their HEI and put a multimeter on it and see how the voltage at the distributor acts when the car is cranked for 3 or 4 seconds? BTW the 2 or 3 feet of pink (resistor?)16 gauge wire in my new restoration stock harness has 1.3 ohms resistance total. Checking a strait piece of normal wire, my meter read .2 ohms resistance for 3 feet. We ran the motor a bunch yesterday with open headers. Makes a lot of noise but the Pete Jackson noisy cut cam drive is very audible between 1000 and 2000 rpm. What a neat sound. Thanks, Mark, 71SS ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
