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73Challenger

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HEI Distributor
« on: May 20, 2013, 09:57:48 PM »
Anyone had any problems with an HEI?? I bought a pro comp one and have 12 volts to it but I don't have any spark?? Any ideas on what it could be? The distributor is new. You think I could of got a bad one? Help please need to be river bound Friday.. Will provide coors light for a solution!!!
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Re: HEI Distributor
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2013, 10:04:18 PM »
How are you checking spark?

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Re: HEI Distributor
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2013, 10:08:03 PM »
Just pulling a Plug and having it sit on the header
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Re: HEI Distributor
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2013, 10:42:23 PM »
Use a volt meter on the power wire to see if u got power going to it, then maybe see if u hooked it up write only two wires 1 red power 1 tac the top of the cap will tell u where the power wire goes and the tac maybe u have them backwards.
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Re: HEI Distributor
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2013, 10:43:27 PM »
Sorry didn't read hole tread maybe bad cap. My bad.
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Re: HEI Distributor
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2013, 08:04:50 AM »
how did you hook it up????  what distributor were you running before????? check and make sure you have 12 volts on cranking as well as on the on position. and last but not least those distributors have a little brain thing (sorry forgot what there called) maybe bad i dont think so but could be.  90 % of the time its how they are hooked up.    Good luck!
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Re: HEI Distributor
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2013, 09:54:11 AM »
Quote from: mobboss on May 21, 2013, 08:04:50 AM
how did you hook it up????  what distributor were you running before????? check and make sure you have 12 volts on cranking as well as on the on position. and last but not least those distributors have a little brain thing (sorry forgot what there called) maybe bad i dont think so but could be.  90 % of the time its how they are hooked up.    Good luck!
This is a bran new motor it was my grandpas boat and there has not been a motor in it in 7 years i am re doing most of it. I have not checked to see if i have 12 volts when it is cranking but i know it has 12 when the key goes to the on position. i am almost ready to just try another new HEI. 
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Re: HEI Distributor
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2013, 11:55:03 AM »
Procomp Electronics has a very high rejection rate - hence the price. I went through 2 of them before I got a "good" one, and I'm still looking for a GOOD HEI distributor. I'm glad I tried their relatively cheap distributor before I plunked down money for a set of their SBC aluminum cylinder heads. I wouldn't be able to afford to send those back twice, nor would tearing down the engine to do so be fun.
Moral of this story: You get what you pay for! Try Summit or Jegs and even the least expensive one you'll find will be a far better part than the one you have now.
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Re: HEI Distributor
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2013, 11:59:29 AM »
Oh, I got a pair of their $50 fabricated aluminum valve covers....lots of scratches and stuff, didn't want to send them back so I painted blue clearcoat on them to perk them up. Do they look ok?
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Re: HEI Distributor
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2013, 12:01:48 PM »
Is it 3 wire?
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Re: HEI Distributor
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2013, 12:12:08 PM »
I believe the problem with the ones I sent back was the PC made HEI control module. If you don't want to send it back you might try a HEI module of known goodness and see if that fixes it.
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Re: HEI Distributor
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2013, 05:11:53 PM »
Quote from: Trukinbear on May 21, 2013, 11:55:03 AM
Procomp Electronics has a very high rejection rate - hence the price. I went through 2 of them before I got a "good" one, and I'm still looking for a GOOD HEI distributor. I'm glad I tried their relatively cheap distributor before I plunked down money for a set of their SBC aluminum cylinder heads. I wouldn't be able to afford to send those back twice, nor would tearing down the engine to do so be fun.
Moral of this story: You get what you pay for! Try Summit or Jegs and even the least expensive one you'll find will be a far better part than the one you have now.

Thanks for the Help guess i will just sack up and try another one.

Quote from: Trukinbear on May 21, 2013, 11:59:29 AM
Oh, I got a pair of their $50 fabricated aluminum valve covers....lots of scratches and stuff, didn't want to send them back so I painted blue clearcoat on them to perk them up. Do they look ok? (Attachment Link)

Hell ya those things look sick. I will give you $55 for them haha

Quote from: carlitos on May 21, 2013, 12:01:48 PM
Is it 3 wire?
Umm i might need some help on this one. I believe it is a 2 wire. All i hook up is a Tak and power
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Re: HEI Distributor
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2013, 10:38:55 PM »
Well it was the distributor took out the pro comp put in MSD ready to run fired right up..
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