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Kyle Burkhardt

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So I've got the light. Where can I get 12v for it under the hood (or can I hook it up to another car to run the light)? I can ground it on the manifold. Then I warm it up to temp, jump the GND to TEN in the diagnostics, hook up the light to the #1 plug wire (furthest forward), then pull the trigger.

My pulley is already marked. That should be it, right?

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Hook the 12V power wire to the alternator output wire, under the gray plastic cap.
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Thanks. I also just read the that nut in the fuse box will work too. I confirmed its 12v, but haven't tried to clip on the light. Warming up the car now.
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So, when the car is warmed up, the idle seems to settle at 850 per the tach on the car. When I jump it, it goes up to about 1k. Don't I want to set the timing at 850?
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