For the average beginner in the fine art of auto mechanics, and some old-timers as well, installing and wiring a stock eight-cylinder ignition distributor can sometimes be quite a chore, and when he ...

Around 1975, General Motors made a significant advancement in stock passenger ignition technology: the High Energy Ignition (HEI). One of its major features was installation simplicity. The coil was ...

Begin by connecting pin 85 of the relay to a clean ground point on the vehicle chassis or the negative terminal of the battery. Then connect pin 86 to the ignition switch wire — this is the wire that ...