Yes they do trace up to the fuse block. I'm ask set thanks for the offer. My head hurts now. That was easy harder than it needed to be.
84 K10 Engine Build
- Thread starter Marshy
- Start date
Help Support Arborist Forum:
ih361d
ArboristSite Lurker
make sure the hot wire to the starter like dall said is clear from headers should be a clip on the frame near where the fuel pump on the side of the block would have been for it to clip under
It's well trained near the oil pan. It's the other wires in more concerned with... It'll be fine...
Yes but the main cable goes under the header along the oil pan... All of them are at risk from the heat. I might need to do some wrap to keep the heat down, we'll see.
I finished up the wires last weekend. I took about 2' of wire out of the harness on 2 of the three red wires in that pic and extended the other one by 10-12". Cleaned it up some, there's only 3 wires that come across the top of the engine to the alternator instead of 5 now. They are far enough from the headers and well trained where I dont think there will be any issues. They should be good for a shake-down. Carb goes on tonight and finish up the fuel hose to the carb, drop in the battery, add and prime the oil, install the distributor and turn the key. Looks like Im going to be moving firewood on saturday or sunday.
About time.
stihlboy
Guess who's back
brad penn oil has it and I think driven does as well
OK, only ten days later than when I said I would get to it... Finished everything up last night and turned the key for the first time... AND... no fire. 
I'm going over to the neighbors as we speak to borrow a timing light. I'll throw it on and see if I'm getting any spark at #1 cylinder. If not then I have some work to do, not sure where to start in that case. If I do have spark then I'll have to verify I set the distributor on the compression stroke vs the exhaust stroke. I'm hoping for the latter.
I'm going over to the neighbors as we speak to borrow a timing light. I'll throw it on and see if I'm getting any spark at #1 cylinder. If not then I have some work to do, not sure where to start in that case. If I do have spark then I'll have to verify I set the distributor on the compression stroke vs the exhaust stroke. I'm hoping for the latter.
55chevyparts
ArboristSite Operative
Check the pink wire on the drivers side of the distributor for 12V with key on. If no power you have an open circuit somewhere. You can jumper it just make sure you have a way to kill it if need be.
Thanks, that wire needed to get plugged into the hei and the pink to the spark control piggy backs onto it. I had them plugged together but was not pluged into the hei.
@olyman, my truck started! Unfortunately it never made the nightly news, it's getting over shadowed by the Democratic debate (wtf). You'll have to watch here.
http://s600.photobucket.com/user/WMarshy/media/VID_20160117_174743739.mp4.html
http://s600.photobucket.com/user/WMarshy/media/VID_20160117_174743739.mp4.html
sounds good except the exhaust leak if you have a vacuum gauge you can dial in the carb also the one line that goes to the distributor the vacuum will fluxuate the other will be constant vacuum and will increase vacuum depending on the carb settings and timing what is your timing set at now
