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Originally Posted by scottmitchellrose
You have ALL helped out a lot- thank you! Yesterday I put a 12 gauge wire from the fuse box ignition straight to the HEI distributor and that worked. However, the battery terminals became VERY hot... I must have a short somewhere. I recently grounded the head the the frame right by where the power steering pump sites. I should probably ground the valve cover bolt to the cab, too. I taped off the old 'resistance' wire from the points distributor, so that shouldn't be it... but who knows. 50 year old wiring... One day I'll figure out how to go straight from the ignition to the HEI instead of the fuse box.
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Can you please post a picture of the battery terminals that are getting very hot?