I took the resistor wire out of the fuse block now i can"t get the other wire back in. what do i do.I am trying to put hei distributor in my 68 camaro.

Run a wire thru the Firewall and use the Ignition terminal on the fuse block

Originally posted by dill:
I took the resistor wire out of the fuse block now i can't get the other wire back in. What do you mean you can't get the other wire back in. Are you saying you purchased a new terminal, crimped a wire to it and now can't get it to snap into the firewall connector? Need a little more detail.

I did the same thing to my '71 I pulled the engine side of the fuse block and pulled the wire from it,I used a wire from another harness I had that was HEI,the blade was a little wider than the resistor wires blade.using a exacto knife I heated the blade and widened the slot where the wire goes.the wire fit right back in place of the old one and is nice and tight,looks like it belongs there

Hi,
I'm doing a HEI conversion too, and I measured the voltage from my white-cloth covered resistance wire to the block and I'm getting about 12volts without the motor running. I was expecting around 9-10volts. Do you think it's OK to go ahead and use it?

DP

Answer, no. Resistor wire will show battery voltage under "no load" conditions, but will drop when operating under load. Use a wire from the fuse box marked IGN .