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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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Is a HEI distributor supposed to have a direct ground to the engine? If so, where is it supposed to connect?

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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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The ground for the HEI (I am talking non-computer controlled) is the mount to the intake manifold. The cap connections should be: The plug from the side of the distributor, 12V from the ignition and the tach wire. There is no individual wire for a ground.

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do you have a ground strap to the frame ???
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silver74vette: Ok, thank you. I just thought it was weird because of the gasket between the distributor and the intake.

comp: Yep, I have all the ground straps in place!
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