got everything in and some new wires in and tested it and she doesnt even make an attempt to fire. I metered the coil and it has 1.9 volts. metered my hot wire off the ign. and got 6.9 volts. the clearly has a resistive wire somewhere and i think this is preventing the coil from firing off. any thoughts? I dont think I could have the timing THAT bad where it just cranks and cranks... aside from that, doesnt my optical pick up need a full 12 volts?
If you have standard point dizzy, it should work with the 6.9 volts, if you have a HEI type aftermarket dizzy, then you need 12 volts. Take a look at this HEI wiring This will give you the basics on what needs to be done with the wiring for non points type dizzys.
