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#579015 09/30/2009 3:36 AM
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My first post so bear with me. My 53 3100 has a 54 235 in it. I just gave it a treat of reworked head (new stainless steel valves,new rods,)put her back together and can't keep a good spark. New coil,new points,new plugs still no spark! When there is spark she starts right up but the dwell flucuates, could it be as simple as a bad set of points?

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Welcome aboard. I had the same problem on my '49 3100. Turns out it was a faulty ignition switch. Sometimes the switch worked, sometimes it didn't. Try running a #10 wire directly from the + battery terminal to the coil. This will bypass your starter switch and all the other loose connections under the dash.

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Thanks for the idea but it did turn out to be a bad set of points right out of the box. Ole 53 purrs like a kitten now.


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