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Old 03-12-2023, 07:19 PM   #5
WorkinLonghorn
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Re: Question for the Electrical Gurus; Distributer not getting juice during cranking.

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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
Believe it is normal for IGN to lose power while in start position. Stock wiring IIRC there should be an additional wire running to starter solenoid to provide a full 12 volts at distributor during crank/start. Think the resistor wire gets power from the IGN circuit.
Right. I guess it doesn't matter what was happening before, I will just remove the starter to add a wire to that solenoid terminal and run it to the Distrib Ign.
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