TBI to HEI

[baddawg]

Ok, took the HEI back, and bought a magnetic pick up distributor. Super simple, right, they make their own spark. Installed it tonight, along with the coil that goes with it. Three freekin' wires, one to positive side of coil, one to negative side, and one to ground.
Guess what? No spark. WTHeck

Signed; Hot enough to push truck

 

[baddawg]

Ok, instructions on new mag pick up distributor, were WRONG!!!!
They say, take the 2 wires off your old coil and disregard, you will not need them. (BULL)
The 3 wires coming out of the mag distributor, 1 goes to positive on coil, 1 goes to the negative on coil, the third goes to ground.
You need a 4th wire to energize the coil, so take your 12volt wire from old coil, install on + side of coil, ALONG WITH the wire coming from mag distributor.
Bingo, she's fired up, tape old 4 prong plug that used to plug into old distributor, tuck down behind distributor, it is NOT used.
Runs a ton better than the computer controlled TBI distributor.
And, I've got my 30 degree advance at 4000 RPM