crimping my first set of HEI wires today and need some help

[jerry S]

this would be a dumb question if I still had the instructions but I don't and MSD doesn't have any on its site. I don't know which way to insert the teminal into the crimper. Does anyone have instrucions for the universal set they could scan and email me? Thanks.

jS

 

[dolfan87]

Jerry, do you have those wires that require the special crimping tool?

Like This?

 

[jerry S]

Jerry, do you have those wires that require the special crimping tool?

Like This?

Yes and I even have such a tool. I am unsure as to which side the terminal to put facing which part of the die. In that picture, I know the terminal fits into the right side of the die but up or down?

 

[67coupe351w]

Yes and I even have such a tool. I am unsure as to which side the terminal to put facing which part of the die.

Before crimped the terminal looks like a U.

Put the curve of the U into the large radious on the crimping die and the tips of the U will get bent over and back down into the plug wire by the two smaller radius'

 

[jerry S]

Before crimped the terminal looks like a U.

Put the curve of the U into the large radious on the crimping die and the tips of the U will get bent over and back down into the plug wire by the two smaller radius'

I found some instructions that are for use with the crimping tool that came with the wires. The tool is similar to the speciality crimping tool I have and here is an image in a link:

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/69838/#

So to clarify, the bottom of the "U" (closed portion of the U) goes into the part with the raised ridge in the middle, the part that is shaped like a "W"

or

the U part of the tab goes into the U part on the crimp tool with the crimp tabs going into the "W" shaped part?