"Hi All. Engine is an LM318.
"Hi All. Engine is an LM318. Purchased a new :
YLM Series Magnetic Breakerless Electronic Distributors
CHRYSLER V8/LH 273, 318 (67 and up), 340 and 360 “LA” Engines YL579AV MI 9-26305
and installed it today following the distributors manufacturers instructions to the letter. This involved removing the old ECU, cutting old ECU wires and installing a new ballast resistor and the distributor with the rotor in the same postion. The distributors ID label is facing forward. There were no instructions as to the orientation of the distributor body, only that the rotor should face the same direction as the old rotor.
All went well, but when we went to start the engine for the first time it would hardly turn over. When we removed the coil's Hi Voltage wire to the distributor cap the engine turned freely when the starter button was pushed. So something is wrong.
I can only think that somehow we muddled the spark plug lead transfer on the distributor cap. Please see photo showing the new distributor with my finger on spark plug 1 as it now is. Have I got spark plug #1 correct? (I now have a self doubt)
We tripple checked all other wiring. Coil is wired correctly. All connections are good.
I've put the instructions I followed on a PDF file at the following link...
www.fullergroup.com/318.pdf
We are stumped.
Regards,
Scott.
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"Hi All. Engine is an LM318. Purchased a new :
YLM Series Magnetic Breakerless Electronic Distributors
CHRYSLER V8/LH 273, 318 (67 and up), 340 and 360 “LA” Engines YL579AV MI 9-26305
and installed it today following the distributors manufacturers instructions to the letter. This involved removing the old ECU, cutting old ECU wires and installing a new ballast resistor and the distributor with the rotor in the same postion. The distributors ID label is facing forward. There were no instructions as to the orientation of the distributor body, only that the rotor should face the same direction as the old rotor.
All went well, but when we went to start the engine for the first time it would hardly turn over. When we removed the coil's Hi Voltage wire to the distributor cap the engine turned freely when the starter button was pushed. So something is wrong.
I can only think that somehow we muddled the spark plug lead transfer on the distributor cap. Please see photo showing the new distributor with my finger on spark plug 1 as it now is. Have I got spark plug #1 correct? (I now have a self doubt)
We tripple checked all other wiring. Coil is wired correctly. All connections are good.
I've put the instructions I followed on a PDF file at the following link...
www.fullergroup.com/318.pdf
We are stumped.
Regards,
Scott.