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| | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 158 | Rebuilt points distributor/new wires/plugs...etc
Checked Timing gears/chain/tight no slop
Checked distributor/no broken springs
Timing bounces around even when unplugged hose from advance.
Really bad loss of power when driving. Tried two new carbs/edelbrock
Any suggestions? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | distributor shaft bushings | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 158 | Ya think?? It's a rebuilt dist that seems tight. Any other possibilities? My painter left the key on for a few days and points look like they have taken some gas...got a new set just installed. I'll check the bushings. thanks, steve | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 158 | I put a new set of points in and it purred like a kitten for a minute then fried those too!! HELP
What is frying my points?
Thanks, Steve | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | No ballast resistor, that could do it. Check voltage to coil.
Last edited by JiMerit Boltr#43; 04/20/2011 12:41 AM.
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 158 | I did and it was about 6 volts. very strange
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 277 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 277 | I had the jumping when I was missing a tooth on the distributor drive (it was a Dodge slant 6).
If your points are eroding from the electrical discharge, replace your condenser. Its job is to minimize the arcing the eats the points up.
1955 First Series 3100
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 158 | quitting for the night...just getting irritated...time to re-group
thanks | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 58 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 58 | Just had a similar situation at the track last week. Turns out the mag had a bad rotor. Siliconed the rotor on for the rest of the night and it came apart in the main. Driver finished in fifth with an engine that would jump from +10 to +32...... good driver... bad rotor. [censored] happens | | | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 170 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 170 | Is the vibration damper slipping? | | |
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