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| | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 40 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 40 | Need some help guys, was there ever a HEI for a 250 that had a external mounted coil? Thanks.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 | Yes, the early HEI's for 250 sixes had an external coil. The distributor cap and the wiring harness is different, but I believe the rest of the distributor is the same. I have converted early HEI's to the "coil-in-cap" type when building distributors for early stovebolts.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,187 Insomniac | | Insomniac Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,187 | HEI started in 1975. 1975 to 1977 was external coil. 1978 was coil in cap.
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