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#79140 06/24/2007 11:32 PM | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6 | I wired it up by connecting the positive of the battery to the starter, and another wire from the positive going to the resister and from the resister to solenoid of the positive and the negative solenoid to the ground on the distributer, but when i wired it up the solenoid heats up and it smells like its burning up..why is this? or how can i wire it up so i wont have this problem. THNX | | |
#79141 06/24/2007 11:43 PM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the resistor wire goes to the coil, NOT the solenoid .... tho I think that's what you mean - and the other side of the coil goes to the stud on the dist [to points inside], NOT ground - if your coil is heating up it prolly means that you don't have it switched, hooked like you say is like leaving the key on all the time, engine running or not
assuming you are trying to have a useable truck, not just "testing" things, the hot wire from the batt to the ign resistor needs to go thru the key switch | | |
#79142 06/25/2007 12:29 AM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | CHEVY50,
In stock form, aren't GMC's of this vintage positive ground. Maybe your engine is in a different rig or someone has already changed system polarity...hopefully!
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#79143 06/25/2007 12:33 AM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 | If it was switched to twelve volts(wire to resistor), the polarity would probably have also been switched. | | |
#79144 06/25/2007 2:46 AM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Baldy,
Good point...I missed it.
Stuart | | |
#79145 06/25/2007 5:03 AM | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Chevys until the 55 were positive ground I believe.
I could be wrong. I know the early 50s were. I could be wrong about that as well.
~Jim
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#79146 06/25/2007 5:50 AM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | BIG CHEVY 3600, I'm pretty sure Chevrolet never used a positive ground system. If they did, it might have been in the dark ages, but, I too could be wrong.  Stuart | | |
#79147 06/25/2007 12:03 PM | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 37 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 37 | I never had a chev that was pos ground. I do have 2 old GMC that are pos groung,however. Just my $.02
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#79148 06/25/2007 12:30 PM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | ya Dont think lucas was ever involved in a chevy do ya ?..OMG | | |
#79149 06/25/2007 10:09 PM | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | It must have been some sort of teenage greasemonkey myth. It was something talked about like how to prevent someone stealing your spinners. I wonder why GMC would be pos. grn and chev not.
~Jim
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