i just rebuilt my 350 engine and put a new ignition coil on it but still not getting no fire?

1. Make sure you have good ground from block to frame to body...

2. Recheck the wires going to the solenoid on the starter if no fire at the coil...

Does this help any?

Yes, if it is the only motor to frame ground you have. The current runs from the ignition switch to the starter solenoid, then to the coil, to start the engine with full 12 volts, then once running, through the igniton module, to the coil with about 7 volts, and also to the distributor from the module, on older cars.

On newer cars with HEI, and computers, the circuit changed, and went directly from ignition switch to the coil (bat) on the HEI distributor, and down to ground, and another wire (tach) went from the distributor to the computer, to allow fuel injection to work.

It has been a while, so I could have it wrong a bit. But yes, you do need the ground for complete circuit.

hey if it cranks but doesnt start, the block is grounded.why dont you try and locate a schematic, and read and understand your primary ignition circuit.if you read the key and understand what switches are closed and open, troubleshooting is a breeze with a simple tester generally.does your chevy still run the wire from the starter to the ignition to power the ignition system during crank condition?if so did you hook it up?used to be red like 12-14 guage from the solenoid to the distributor.

you are on the right track, the battery grounds to the engine and the body is grounded to the engine through a strap at the back.. the coil grounds through the distributor..make sure you have voltage to the plus side of the coil..

There are no codes for spark plugs. Get the code and submit it right here with the intention to detect a achievable challenge. you have a misfire code yet in many circumstances there are extra codes alongside with the misfire. If it runs soft in independent it extremely is possibly no longer ignition yet a sensor that controls the ignition. i might examine the alternator output and battery for appropriate voltage. If voltage is low it is going to impression the computer and reason it to malfunction.

it certainly can keep it from starting.hook it up and see what it does. if that still don,t work then it could be a bad module or it,s possibly could be the + wire going to the coil or the - wire going out of the coil. also if you did,nt put a new distributor shaft in it, it could be the pick-up. sometimes that wire will burn off the pick-up.

If it was grounded elsewhere you should still be good. But it is good to put that ground back in place. is it electronic distributor? It could be a module gone bad inside. If it is points style, did you already check the points?

If it is a fuel injected or computer controled engine. Yes

Block must be grounded, make a good connectio and you should be good to go

hell yes BLOCK MUST BE GROUNDED !!!! try that and get back good luck