voltage

I am in the process of converting my 1977 ford 302 to a HEI distributor (I broke the original and thought the HEI would be a slam dunk). I thought it might be the voltage drop so I wired directly to the battery. I have 13v with key turned to run and 11v while cranking. I have checked the spark...

I have a 65 comet and I just put a 88 5.0 in it. I relocated the battery to the truck and as I'm rewiring things I'm now taking power off of the solinoid. My battery was dead so I put my truck battery in it so I could have power while diagnosing a no headlights/tail lights/brake lights problem...