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Bill OH · 05-21-2022, 02:03 AM

You have a loadamatic distributor? If so take a look at the wire connecting the points and condenser to the terminal in the distributor base that is in turn connected to the coil. I had a 53 8ba that did the same thing and it would always restart, but it would run more than 15 secs - like an hour. It had overdrive. I would try disconnecting the kick down circuit, which shorts the points.

05-21-2022, 02:03 AM	#14
Bill OH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 426	Re: Needing Assistance -Fifty 8BA- Running Issue You have a loadamatic distributor? If so take a look at the wire connecting the points and condenser to the terminal in the distributor base that is in turn connected to the coil. I had a 53 8ba that did the same thing and it would always restart, but it would run more than 15 secs - like an hour. It had overdrive. I would try disconnecting the kick down circuit, which shorts the points.