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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 09:53 AM
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Mallory Distributor Install

I'm installing a Mallory Unilite Electronic Ignition with Vac/advance into a 460 that I rebuilt over the winter. I've got the engine at TDC and go to install the distributor when it dawns on me that I don't know where the plug wires go on the distributor. This motor didn't have a distributor on it as reference and my rebuild manual isn't much help either. Is there an easy way or reference I can use to tell me which plug wire goes where on this distributor?
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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Doesn't matter as long as you start with the post the rotor is pointing at once you have the dist installed. Then just follow the firing order for the rest.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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Thanks! That should make this much easier. Just to be clear though. The post the rotor is pointing at will be #1 and from there I go around clockwise in firing order of #1, #5, #4,#2,#6,#3,#7,#8. Is that correct? I know this is simple but this is the first time I've done a ground up build like this.
 
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Counter clockwise.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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Thanks for the help!
 
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