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| | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 94 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 94 | When i was changeing my coil on my 1949 chevy (6 volt) 216, i had to go do something else right after i took my coil off. Now i cant remember if my distributer wire goes to (+) or the (-) post on the coil. If anyone can help me out it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | The plus goes to the ign. switch & the - goes to the dist. It wont make a lot of difference if you get it wrong.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,771 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,771 | Reversed coil polarity needs about 20% more voltage to fire the spark plugs. With slightly dirty plugs, there will be an intermittent miss under load if the polarity is reversed.
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