Originally Posted by SWEET
Check your points, that gap is too large and I would guess they may be burned as well.

Your symptoms concur with a point issue.
With all due respect to you and your post, Dwell is too high meaning the points are gapped to narrow, he needs to open the points up, lets not send him mixed signals here.

Last edited by sstock; 08/29/2019 6:10 PM.
1953 Chevrolet 3100
261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done
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1964 GMC 1000
305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration