[jesus c]

Hi my is jesus and have a 1960 chevy truck that i put an hei dist. in it but I don't have a spark at the dist. This dist. is new and i have 12 volts at the dist,

[eloc431962]

Welcome to the site. What distributer did you put in it got any directions? ..............Cole

[jesus c]

Originally Posted by eloc431962

Welcome to the site. What distributer did you put in it got anfrom the iny directions? ..............Cole

The dist. is one that i bought from the internet but its new from the box all complete and i don't have spark .

[poncho62]

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[75gmck25]

Jesus,

It would be helpful if you would give us a little more information.

--Is it a small block Chevy, or some other engine?

-- Did the ignition work before you changed the distributor?

-- Was the old unit a distributor with points?

-- Is it an OEM style GM large cap distributor with coil inside, or is it an external coil GM, or is it made by another company (which one)?

Bruce

[bobjob]

if its a hei with a coil mounted in the center,, and it's in good shape,, you probably don't have the hot wire hooked up in the right place,, or dist. isn't turning??? only 1 wire runs them ,, but 3 places ,, to plug in to.. 1 hot when key is on for power,, 1 for tach,, and 1 for,,,, i forget.... thing is,, they should be a simple hook-up.. I got mine out of a junk-yard ,, for around $7.00 when i got tired of welded points.. works great.. but mine is a stocker.