Need help with converted GM HEI car

[JustJohn]

I hope someone can chime in on this since I have a small problem I caused myself. I'll just start with saying older carburetted cars are new to me. I've rebuilt/rewired FI V12s, just no exerience with this old girl and her quirks.

My 69 Impala was converted to HEI, which I unhooked to move the distributor so I could swap the transmission. Putting back together, I apparently took poor notes and now I don't know what to plug where. The dist has a 3 wire plug and vacuum advance. Ok, I got the vacuum line but I can only find 1 spade terminal from the car wire harness that looks to be spliced onto the high resistance ignition lead. Have I just lost a wire somewhere in the valley?

[speedmob]

sorry to say but look between the bellhousing and block...
prolly pinched between there

[JustJohn]

Thx. I'm sorry to hear that but will check it out.

[IronChevy]

I hope this can help you (the green tach cable its found only on MSD distributors)

https://www.msdignition.com/assets/0...dd418971fe.JPG

[chpr1972]

there is a wire that comes out of the distributor and should have 3 connector on it and it plugs in closes to the cap for the coil connection. the 2 front terminals the right hand terminal should be for the hot wire and the left side is for the tack if you have on if not nothing plugs in there.

[vintageracer]

Also make sure the power wire to the HEI has a full 12 volts and is not wired into the original wiring harness. You need a full "switched" 12 volts to make the HEI work properly.

Run a 12 gauge 12 volt "switched" wire from the ignition switch to the power connector on the HEI distributor.

[David Pozzi]

The cap should be marked BAT on the right nearest the firewall, TACH near the front. GND is not normally used. A factory tach wire will be brown.