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#58336 03/26/2006 7:04 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 83 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 83 | OK,
I've done a search, and I have checked and done the following...
Cleaned points, disconnected condenser, replaced coil with a known good coil, bypassed ballast resistor, checked plugs, wires, cap and rotor.
The engine cranks over fine, plenty of gas, spark at plug is very weak. I even hooked up a fully charged battery directly to the distributor, and it still would not fire. I have verifed 12.86 volts from the battery all the way to the points, and still a very weak spark.
My dad tonight mentioned on the phone to check the ground to the engine, to make sure there is not a ground issue.
Does any one have any other ideas, short of ordering up one of Langdons electronic distributors for my 235? Or maybe do the Pertronics? Right now I just want to be able to move it under power, and she refuses to fire up...
ANy help would be greatly appreciated.
Garry K
Garry K in Pac Nor West
1948 Chevy PU 235 SM420 4 spd
1932 **** B pu
1964 Datsun 4x4 with SBC, SM465 4spd and Rockwell xfer Dana 44Fr and 12 Bolt Rr.
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#58337 03/26/2006 7:32 AM | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy Garry K, Is the condenser still disconnected? The condenser helps the field colapse quicker giving a better spark, you must have a good condenser in the circuit or your points will burn. Put in a known good condenser, or a new one and try to start it again. | | |
#58338 03/26/2006 11:03 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 83 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 83 | Thanks 3B
I'll give it a try.
Garry
Garry K in Pac Nor West
1948 Chevy PU 235 SM420 4 spd
1932 **** B pu
1964 Datsun 4x4 with SBC, SM465 4spd and Rockwell xfer Dana 44Fr and 12 Bolt Rr.
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#58339 03/27/2006 3:42 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 83 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 83 | Well I recharged the battery, and put another battery in parallel, replaced the condesor, and gave it another try, and got her to fire, a little more finess, and she was running, found a few more things to work one... Choke cable is rusty again, so need to pull it out, and oil it up again... and found a few new "friends" moved into the cab while I was out to sea with the USN... so now I need to find where they were living and make sure I got them all out...
Thanks again 3B,
Garry
Garry K in Pac Nor West
1948 Chevy PU 235 SM420 4 spd
1932 **** B pu
1964 Datsun 4x4 with SBC, SM465 4spd and Rockwell xfer Dana 44Fr and 12 Bolt Rr.
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#58340 03/27/2006 4:58 PM | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy Garry, good to hear, keep on trucking with your reannimation project. | | |
#58341 03/28/2006 2:03 PM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 | I had the same problem with my 53 216 pickup I replaced the coil and corected the problem.Hope it works for you.Beaver | | |
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