Recent content by dibsen

Found the Rat Bastard that was responsible for all the chewed wires.

While the wiring isn't terrible, there is no fuse block. This puts me in an analysis paralysis state because if I am going to strip all the wiring and put in a new painless kit, I'm going to want to strip everything.

maybe this ear of corn shorted the circuit ;)~

I pulled off the dash panel today and the wiring isn't that bad. The wire I am holding is coming off the ammeter and looks like it has been completely fried! I think this was the cause of smoke when I hooked up the battery last week. What I can't figure out is why it burnt up before the key...

Well y'all, I reached a decisional point today. I either need to transition into phase 2, tear down, or consider dropping her off with my mechanic to get running. After getting everything wired up and ready to crank, as soon as we connected the battery smoke started to billow from behind the...

Just for you billiebob! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I cooked for a crowd of about 100 on this bad boy! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Y’all! Got that dizzy seated. I just kept pulling it out and clocking it until I got it to seat fully. I’m convinced there is only one way it can go in (although I guess it could be 180 out). Got some fresh plugs in and some new battery cables. I was on hold for a while because I was in New...

I’ve turned it two full rotations applied moderate pressure and still can’t quite get it to seat fully. Not sure what I’m missing[emoji2369] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks, I'll try that.

I think this is the deal breaker. Now when I removed the other distro I made sure to note the orientation. You can clearly see the shaft gear with the distributor removed makeing it easy enough to line it up. The gear catches (as it should) and rotates the shaft about 15*. It is a littel hard to...

Here you can see how it's blocking the #3 plug.

Here you can just see how big it looks. Granted, the new part on a fresh barn find is quite the contrast.