Originally Posted by Hotrod Lincoln
...It's also possible that you've got a shorted condenser.

OK - The no start mystery has been solved. It came down to swapping out the distributor condenser. I probably shorted out the condenser early in the starting process when a fuse kept blowing up. I did some rewiring and replaced the condenser today. Here's a video of the engine finally starting. LINK

Thanks to everyone for help, suggestions and encouragement. The Stovebolt Team rules!


~ John in Utah
1946 1/2Ton w/4-speed manual transmission w/1960 235 engine
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