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Re: Need a quality US Made HEI recommendation for my 250 I6
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Originally Posted by Yamariv
Can someone please clarify, this may be a dumb question but is this pickup coil doing the same job as the coil that is in the HEI distributor cap? Is this coil different?
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The pickup coil and spinning reluctor generate a pulse six times per distributor revolution, and then that pulse is shaped and amplified by the module.
The module sends its pulses to the high tension coil in the cap, which sends high voltage pulses to the spark plugs.
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1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- sold
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