Rover distributor

can anyone out there draw me a little wiring diagram to wire up a rover electronic distributor for my 215 ? I have a red wire and a blue wire coming out of the thing, Thanks !

 

I took it out of a rover in a junkyard. When you say amplifier, are you referring to another unit outside of the distributor ? I just have the distributor and coil, and I want to put it on my 215 Buick.

 

Some Rover distributors used the GM 4 pin HEI. That sounds like what you have. It would have 2 wires from the distributor.

 

Yes, I was told that it was HEI, there’s a blue wire and a red wire, where do they go ?

 

Bruce, If you look at the 4 pin HEI module. W and G on the left side go to the distributor. They are opposite polarity. With the MSD both wires are black and I try both ways and the one that retards the timing is the correct way. I've been looking for a color code diagram and haven't found one yet. I use external HEI for a Ford Duraspark distributor. Use heat sink paste under the module. I'll attach that link.

http://www.carbdford.com/tech/HEI/hei.htm

You do know the drive end of the Rover is opposite from the Buick and you need the Rover oil pump drive gear for it to work.

 

I’m gonna try to post pictures, the gear end of the two are the same, I just need to add the pin to drive the oil pump, the Rover unit is already drilled for it. It’s a vacuum advance distributor.

 

Bruce, Should work fine then.

 

Thanks for that diagram Jim, that looks simple. I don’t think the distributor is polarity sensitive, since, as you can see, there’s just an electro magnet in there. Anyway, it seems like I need to add a module to the system, what kind of box would you mount it in ?, and where ?

 

I get this heat sink from Amazon. I mount where the fan blows on the fender well. I'd try the red to W and blue to G terminal. No resistor or resistor wire. Use GM HEI remote truck coil Or Ford TFI Ranger coil. I've used MSD Blaster II coil also. Low resistance primary coil and full 12V is important for the HEI.

https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-1047...&keywords=hei+heat+sink&qid=1596253743&sr=8-1

 

Yes, I have the msd coil, and also assorted hei coils. I know there are some new modules at work, I’m gonna grab one tomorrow, I’ll mount the distributor in my lathe , wire it up and test it, should be fun !

 

75-80 GM 4 pin HEI module.

 

Polarity to the reluctor determines if spark occurs at leading edge or trailing edge. If two black wires, the way to determine is more retarded timing and more stable is correct. Ford orange is + and violet is - . British and European standard color code red is + and blue is - . Red to W and blue to G is correct. Another good idea is to add a relay between module and ignition switch.

 

Rover hid the GM module in a box: