There was a ground strap on the coil that had a small round clip on it, and yep I actually put it under one of the mounting bolt heads. That's how the prior one was when I removed it.
Jim '66 Malibu --- vincent dilascio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > when you changed the coil did you make sure the > ground strap was left in. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J. Brady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" > <chevelle-list@chevelles.net> > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] help needed with > replacement HEI coil > > > > Thanks guys- > > > > I got the right part but believe it or not, it > wasn't > > the coil... the ignition wire in the harness had > made > > its way down by the header and melted.. > > > > I swapped the coil anyway regardless, because > knowing > > its age and NOT knowing its origin, I'm sure it > was > > one of the next items on the upgrade list! > > > > Regards, > > > > Jim > > > > '66 Malibu > > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jbiii/my66.htm > > > > > > --- Brad Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I'm not positive, but I thought that all HEI caps > >> were the same, and > >> any coil made to fit the cap will work. I've > used > >> Delco and other > >> manufacturer caps, and I never even thought about > >> fit. I just bought > >> the HEI cap. If the car is pretty much stock, > the > >> GM coil is fine. > >> You don't need to pay more for a hotter spark if > >> your old spark was > >> good enough. > >> > >> Brad Waller > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > >> On May 26, 2008, at 6:48 PM, J. Brady wrote: > >> > >> > Hi all, > >> > > >> > Well, for the past 5 years I've been enjoying > my > >> 327 > >> > which has been running flawlessly off of a > Delco > >> Remy > >> > distributor with HEI. However, it picked today > of > >> all > >> > times to quit (now currently stranded at my > >> sister's > >> > place). > >> > > >> > The problem is, I don't know what model > >> distributor > >> > and cap it is, and am wondering if there is a > >> > universal replacement from an auto parts store > I > >> can > >> > get ASAP. The distributor is a Delco Remy, and > >> was in > >> > a 283 at the time that I got it (around > >> 2001-2002). I > >> > have never had to change the coil out of the > cap, > >> and > >> > actually dropped that distributor right into > the > >> 327 I > >> > have in the car now w/no issues whatsoever. > It's > >> been > >> > 100% all the way. Looking at the cap tonight > >> (just > >> > before the sun went down), I found the #9598 on > >> the > >> > cap, and the coil is 3.5" x 3.5" in the top. > The > >> > distributor cap is tan in color with the top > being > >> > black. Wondering if anyone can point me in the > >> > direction of what HEI coil I need from the > parts > >> store > >> > in the AM, going off of what I've mentioned > here. > >> > Thanks in advance for any help! > >> > > >> > Jim B. > >> > '66 Malibu > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
