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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: IrishCJ6 on July 13, 2011, 08:00:15 AM

Title: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: IrishCJ6 on July 13, 2011, 08:00:15 AM
Ok I want to install my nice new HEI dizzy into the 360, I'm going to set the old one at TDC No. 1 and mark the position of the rotor etc, however on pulling the old cap I find there is no rotor arm. Can anyone tell me where the keyway sits on the rotor arm, i.e. at the front or the rear of the arm.
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: Marmaduke on July 13, 2011, 05:30:58 PM
Soz mines a MSD
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: Bubba on July 13, 2011, 05:33:13 PM
not sure i under stand the problem     
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: Nosebolt on July 13, 2011, 05:51:06 PM
cant really see on the photo but the keyway on the shaft locates on the red dot

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Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: Bubba on July 13, 2011, 06:01:18 PM
it dont realy matter as i see it   get no 1 at tdc  pull the old dizzy drop in the new hei and where the rotor arm sits is then ya no 1 if you think it looks ugly there ease it up and turn the rotor a bit then slip it gently back in you may need a large flat blade screw driver to adjust the o/p shaft but thats all
the ignition police wont come around and kill you if the rotor does not point to a patic location long as you have the leads right no 1 can be anyware it likes
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: IrishCJ6 on July 13, 2011, 08:42:29 PM
I got it guys, new dizzy in and lined up well,

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Post by: Bulldog67 on July 13, 2011, 09:56:04 PM
lookin sweet  :greggmo:
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Post by: Tank on July 13, 2011, 11:50:10 PM
Blingtastic.... :icon_winkle:
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Post by: bigjeepzj on July 14, 2011, 10:35:06 AM
sweeeeeeeeet  :icon_super:
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: IrishCJ6 on July 14, 2011, 12:16:38 PM
Next question is the wiring, no informatio in the box, there is 3 wires coming from the dizzy going into the coil section, yellow, black, red  however there is only 2 pins on the module to connect my wiring to. any ideas on what these are, my thinking is power feed and tacho connection?
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: Nosebolt on July 14, 2011, 12:23:16 PM
does this help

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Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: IrishCJ6 on July 14, 2011, 12:51:44 PM
Unfortunatley not as its specifically to do with the new HEI dizzy, can't believe there was no wiring diagram with the unit!!
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: Bulldog67 on July 14, 2011, 01:22:29 PM
I have 2 of these sittin at Kev's waitin to be dropped in so one of them may have a diagram, wait for a few hours until he is home
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: IrishCJ6 on July 14, 2011, 01:46:50 PM
No rush Ade, just for future connection, just crazy that they didn't supply one with the unit
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: Bubba on July 14, 2011, 04:46:47 PM
you just use any  hot wire that goes off with the key and the other one use tach wire that was on the coil  you can remove all of the old stuff 
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: IrishCJ6 on July 14, 2011, 05:06:55 PM
I know that side of it, its the actuall connections on the new dizzy that are not labled.
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: Bubba on July 14, 2011, 08:41:01 PM
do you have a pic ?
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: IrishCJ6 on July 14, 2011, 09:11:39 PM
Not at the mo, but if you look at the pic above you will see a small square box on the side of the dizzy (relay size), on one side of this the three wires (yellow, black, red) connect into, on the other side is two spade terminals, its these terminals that I'm unsure about, I believe that one is a 12v signal wire, and the other is the tach signal, the ground I think is through the body of the unit?
Title: Re: AMC V8 Distrubutor setting
Post by: Bubba on July 14, 2011, 10:19:12 PM
thats correct