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Oct 27, 2013 | 05:08 PM

redwhitekat

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Help me wire my distributor

Stupid me didn't pay attention to the wires when I removed my distributor off my 74 coupe now have to ask where the wires go
I'm pretty sure the little coil wire goes to the negative on the capacitor and the 2 wires from the car go to the positive side of capacitor ?? Then from distributor to the capacitor wire go to the positive ??
Is this right

Oct 27, 2013 | 05:12 PM

TimAT

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Single wire from the distributor to the coil (-) negative. The 2 wires from the harness go to the (+) positive side of the coil.

Oct 27, 2013 | 05:27 PM

redwhitekat

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Thanks what about that little wire from that piece that sits with the coil

Oct 27, 2013 | 06:05 PM

LT-1 kid

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thats your radio capacitor goes neg.

Last edited by LT-1 kid; Oct 27, 2013 at 10:31 PM.

Oct 27, 2013 | 06:39 PM

redwhitekat

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Thank you

Oct 27, 2013 | 07:24 PM

Peterbuilt

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You asking about the capacitor wire?

Oct 27, 2013 | 07:25 PM

lars

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Originally Posted by LT-1 kid

thats your radio compasoter goes neg.

That's not correct. The radio suppression capacitor goes to the positive (+) side of the coil. The distributor capacitor is already connected on the negative side.

Lars

Edit -
Looks like Pete beat me to it...

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