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| | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 60 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 60 | O.K....I am stupid, I have a 54 235 I bought as a replacement. It is sitting in a homemade cradle and I want to turn it over to check compression and eventually get it started. Question is, I don't know how to "hot wire" it to check compression and start. please help an old fool and explain the steps. Thanks | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,399 Gas Pumper | | Gas Pumper Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,399 | For just doing that, no need for bypass wiring, or other extraneous niceties, so...
Wire from the distributor goes to the minus side of the coil, a hot positive wire goes to the plus side of the coil. Don't leave the coil plus wire on the coil for long. No need to connect these wires to check compression, just to start.
Plug wires are 153624
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,399 Gas Pumper | | Gas Pumper Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,399 | Doh! Thanks. Listen to Dads! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,271 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,271 | Unless, of course, you are looking for that rad cam effect which the kids seem to be so fond of these days.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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