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| | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 66 | I have just completed the rebuild of my 216. I do not have the wiring harness hooked up I have the plug wires in the correct order. How can I get the engine to start without haveing the voltage regualtor installed. Do I need to run wires from the coil to specific locations to at least insure I have the engine put back together correctly. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 164 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 164 | You need to run a hot wire to the positive side of the coil. The coil induction wire would go into the center of the distrubitor cap, I am not sure what you mean by
" Do I need to run wires from the coil to specific locations to at least insure I have the engine put back together correctly."
There is no position of your coil wire that would tell you if you rebuilt it correctly.
You need spark, compression, and fuel. You can hot wire the truck like I stated above. Putting a hot wire on the positive side of the coil is the same as someone stealing it or hot wiring it. Since it is all back together and you most likely won't want to take it apart, I would have recommended that you lubricate the engine by turning the oil pump before starting, so oil the top end by squirting some oil on each valve rocker. Watch to make sure it is "making it's own oil" in the first minute or so, if not shut it off.
You don't actually need a voltage regulator to make the engine run, make sure the water pump is turning and you have a charged battery. Run the wire to the coil, insure you have fuel, push the starter and hopefully it runs. Good Luck. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 66 | It is well lubircated and I did turn the pump to preload. So what you are saying is I can run a hot wire from the battery to the positive side of the coil what abut the negative side on the coil do I need to run that. Thanks | | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 164 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 164 | Yes what I am saying is you can run a hot wire from the battery to the positive side of the coil. The negative side of the coil needs to go to the points just as you would from there as if you had the engine fully wired. Your Welcome. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 66 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 66 | I hooked a hot wire from battery to the positive side of the coil, the neg side on coil I attached to the post on the distributor that connects to the inside where the coil and ponts attach. I have set the point gap and rotor rotates but I am still not getting a spark when I hold the wire from the coil to metal no spark. Any suggestions | | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 164 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 164 | Answered your pm, pm sent back | | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 164 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 164 | Make sure the engine is grounded to the frame by wire as the battery is so you have a common ground also. | | |
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