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Old Jun 8, 2016 | 11:26 AM
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How can you tell a HEI dist from a regular one?

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its bigger is the most visually obvious thing
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its bigger is the most visually obvious thing
I have a bigger one but it has a coil on top, is that an HEI?
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coil is on top on the HEI. male terminals for plug wires on the cap. no window for adjusting point dwell. pop the cap and you'll see the ignition module where points would be and an 8 tooth pickup.
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Originally Posted by mpro72vette
I have a bigger one but it has a coil on top, is that an HEI?
Yes, that's the HEI.
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Originally Posted by gungatim
coil is on top on the HEI. male terminals for plug wires on the cap. no window for adjusting point dwell. pop the cap and you'll see the ignition module where points would be and an 8 tooth pickup.
Thanks Guys!! Can you recurve an HEI?

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Yes, you can ask the member, Lars, in post #5 above for his paper on how to do it

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Yes, you can ask the member, Lars, in post #5 above for his paper on how to do it

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Yes, Lars is sending me his papers.
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