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izze · 02-03-2024, 08:03 PM

Okay fellas, I'm stumped. I started to drive my 28 coupe long distances. Today I drove from Santa Clarita to Camarillo. About 60 miles. I made it to my destination without any problems. Then on the way home I came to a stop light. I retarded the spark. And came to a full stop. The engine started to sputter, back fire a little. And I had no power when I tried to accelerate. This is the second time this has happened to me. Here is what I've done since the first time this happened.

New exhaust manifold.
New intake manifold.
Copper gaskets with gland rings.
New ignition cable.
New points and plates.
New condenser.
New distributor body, cap, rotor.
Swapped out carb with known good one.
Removed inline fuel filter.
New fuel line.
Set timing again, over and over.
Cleaned up wiring at junction box.

I should mention, I can now only get the engine to run with the spark lever fully advanced. When I retard the spark, it dies.

I thought I had this fixed. But I'm writing this thread while in the cab of the tow truck. So no, I did not fix it.

Am I burning up condensers? Should I try modern points?

02-03-2024, 08:03 PM	#1
izze Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Posts: 66	Loss of power, Okay fellas, I'm stumped. I started to drive my 28 coupe long distances. Today I drove from Santa Clarita to Camarillo. About 60 miles. I made it to my destination without any problems. Then on the way home I came to a stop light. I retarded the spark. And came to a full stop. The engine started to sputter, back fire a little. And I had no power when I tried to accelerate. This is the second time this has happened to me. Here is what I've done since the first time this happened. New exhaust manifold. New intake manifold. Copper gaskets with gland rings. New ignition cable. New points and plates. New condenser. New distributor body, cap, rotor. Swapped out carb with known good one. Removed inline fuel filter. New fuel line. Set timing again, over and over. Cleaned up wiring at junction box. I should mention, I can now only get the engine to run with the spark lever fully advanced. When I retard the spark, it dies. I thought I had this fixed. But I'm writing this thread while in the cab of the tow truck. So no, I did not fix it. Am I burning up condensers? Should I try modern points? Last edited by izze; 02-03-2024 at 08:09 PM.