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points to hei conversion on 1974 ss nova

Asked by Tacoma_3145 Feb 07, 2017 at 09:41 PM about the 1974 Chevrolet Nova


I recently swapped  the points distributor
out for a new hei super accel distributor
and coil the whole unit and i cant get the
dummy light in the dash to work or the car
to crank it will turn over great but no




Did you set the timing?



Maybe this will help ----- http://www.hotrod.com/articles/how-to-set- initial-timing/


Tacoma_3145 answered about a year ago

I have but im thinking I may be 180 out because spark looks real weak, but im fixing to bring back to tdc and try all over again. I just don't know why the dummy lights in the dash are not working it makes me think their is an open circuit somewhere??


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