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**VetteVet** · 04-19-2022, 09:29 PM

You are doing pretty good, but you need to have the multimeter on the lowest setting and the black lead should be touched to a good ground like the frame or the engine block, like Bhap advised. The black lead touching the battery terminal isn't going to work.

If you had a grounded wire off the key switch you wouldn't want to install an HEI distributer cause it would burn up the module in the distributer.

Here's an excellent thread on the ignition wiring. It should be some help.

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=708975

04-19-2022, 09:29 PM	#6
VetteVet Msgt USAF Ret Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 8,703	Re: What would cause this wire to burn up? You are doing pretty good, but you need to have the multimeter on the lowest setting and the black lead should be touched to a good ground like the frame or the engine block, like Bhap advised. The black lead touching the battery terminal isn't going to work. If you had a grounded wire off the key switch you wouldn't want to install an HEI distributer cause it would burn up the module in the distributer. Here's an excellent thread on the ignition wiring. It should be some help. http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=708975 Attached Images __________________ VetteVet metallic green 67 stepside 74 corvette convertible 1965 Harley sportster 1995 Harley wide glide Growing old is hell, but it beats the alternative.