<VV> Help! Ignition Messed UP

Ron ronh at owt.com
Mon Jul 5 16:25:12 EDT 2010


Don't work on your vehicle without the applicible shop manual!  The answers 
to your questions are all in the shop manual.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill H." <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 11:52 AM
Subject: <VV> Help! Ignition Messed UP


>                                     B"H
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> Hi all...I'm in the middle of installing A/C in my car, and so far, 
> everything that can go wrong, has gone wrong!
>
> Now somehow I messed up my plug wires and ignition wires.  There is an 
> insulated "resistor" wire, that goes on one side of the coil.  Then I see 
> a yellowish-gold wire, it came loose from its terminal and I can't figure 
> out where this wire goes, but it looks like another ignition wire. 
> Doesn't that go on the coil also?
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> Also, what's the best and easiest way to determine how to put the 
> distributor wires back correctly?  I have the firing order right, and I've 
> gotten the notch on the vibration damper pulley within the timing scale on 
> the block, but I've tried to put both #1 and #2 wires at the terinal where 
> the rotor's pointing.  The car backfires and almost starts, but won't.
>
> Help!  And thanks everyone.  Hope you're all having a great Forth!
>
> Bill Hershkowitz 69 Monza 110 PG
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