rodman4791

I'm currently changing my 1971 original 350cid engine for a 383cid engine including all ancillary parts such as tuff stuff starter, mallory electronic dist, mallory coil, proform carb, air gap intake, PM alternator, and so on.

Q: The wires going to the old starter had a wire that was connected to the "R" term. From reading other posts it seems that this wire is only needed if you are running points style distributor. Correct???

Best Regards,
Rod

pws69

Correct. In stock configuration (points/condenser/coil) the wire that runs up to the + side of the coil connects to that terminal to provide a full +12 (bypassing the resistor wire) during startup.

rodman4791

Thanks for the confirmation!!!! I've cut and taped it at both the starter and the coil.