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| | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 196 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 196 | I am hoping to soon see if I can get the 216 for my '46 running. What is the most basic set up to do that? In other words what do I minimally have to set up? What HAS TO be wired up? Battery, starter, gas can, igniton etc...you get my point.
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Andy | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 | gas line to a small gas can, wire from ignition to coil and of course the wire from the coil to the distributor. You could even skip the ignition. battery cables hooked up as well. No need to have the generator installed
Tim Sheridan 1947 First Series Chevy 1/2-Ton"Liberty Series" - "Art Deco" - Whatever you'd like to call it. In the Gallery | | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 196 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 196 | gas line to gas can. ok
Ignition to ingiton coil. ok
ingition coil to distributor. ok
Battery to starter ? (positive and ground negative?) | | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 196 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 196 | do i have to involve the polarity reversing switch? | | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 | Nope. You can just jump from the positive post on the starter up to the coil. I often carry a length of wire with two alligator clips on it in my glove box for just this purpose. Hahaha. Let me clarify, incase I have to hot wire my own truck. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 196 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 196 | So... battery, starter, coil, distributor are the only connections I have to make - correct? Then try to fire it up by connecting the positive cable to the battery? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | If the polarity reversing switch is bad or unhooked, you just need to ground one of the two terminals on the distributor and jump the other to the negative terminal on the coil.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | Just in case any one was wondering, when people say "there is no such thing as a dumb question" has never worked for my supervisor. | | |
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