Well, I got the exhaust done on the '62 yesterday. Now it's street legal again after 5 years of sitting in the side yard.

I took it out for a spin and it died on the freeway. Towed it home last night and got started working on it this morning. Ten minutes into the job, I found the problem. The condensor wire and the coil wire had come off where they tie together at the points. Fixed that, then took the wife out for beakfast. Before we had gone 2 miles, it died again, same issue. Fixed it again and it died a second time before we could get back to the house.

Now I'm frustrated with it. so we leave it at the house and go back out to get the breakfast we wanted. I got to thinking about it while we were out. I seemed to remember there used to be a small screw that held those wires to the points, not just the breaker spring holding pressure on them. So I removed the plastice insulator, drilled it for a 6-32 screw and reinstalled everything using a fiber washer to insulat the nut from the breaker plate.

Now it runs fine. I was able to put about 35 miles on it today taking my daughter to work with no ignition issues.

Now I just need to solve the overheating problem. Might need to get a new radiator. The old 235 radiator probably isn't big enough for the 327. Well, one issue at a time.

Last edited by 62Stick; 09/30/2012 11:38 PM.
Dave

1963 C10 Longbed Fleetside (1977-1987)
1962 C10 Shortbed Stepside (2003 - present)
2006 2500 Dodge Quadcab 4x4 (2007 - present)