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johnbuckley · 03-08-2013, 01:38 PM

I would turn it over with the spark plugs out and ensure that oil is circulating ok before starting it. Once you're happy then connect 1) HT wire from center of distributor top to coil HT connection 2) connect one of LT coil terminals to the pop out cable that runs into the distributor (and thus takes the juiceto the points and condenser) . 3) connect the other coil LT terminal to to the live ( in your case the negative) battery terminal.
No need to worry about coil polarity for this little exercise and a carb bowl of gas is more than enough. I wouldn't run it for more than a few seconds without water.Stop it by disconnecting one of the Lt wires

03-08-2013, 01:38 PM	#2
johnbuckley Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,556	Re: make engine run. What goes where? I would turn it over with the spark plugs out and ensure that oil is circulating ok before starting it. Once you're happy then connect 1) HT wire from center of distributor top to coil HT connection 2) connect one of LT coil terminals to the pop out cable that runs into the distributor (and thus takes the juiceto the points and condenser) . 3) connect the other coil LT terminal to to the live ( in your case the negative) battery terminal. No need to worry about coil polarity for this little exercise and a carb bowl of gas is more than enough. I wouldn't run it for more than a few seconds without water.Stop it by disconnecting one of the Lt wires Last edited by johnbuckley; 03-08-2013 at 01:43 PM.