Beautiful Day To Breakdown !

[petew]

Got my new radial tires the other day.
I mounted and balanced them yesterday on freshly powder coated rims and went for a ride today.
The car ride and handling is improved and there is less harshness in general.
Stopped by to visit a friend and when I went to leave the car died , restarted and died again acting as if it was out of fuel .
So I went about troubleshooting.
Found gas to the carb but #1 plug was dry , I carry a spare carb so changed that out but no change.
Had spark at the points but VERY weak spark at the plug .
Got a ride home , picked up a replacement coil , installed it but no change.
I carry a spare condenser in all of my old cars so I changed the condenser and the car fired right up .
I guess there was just enough spark to dry #1 spark plug but upon checking the rest they were soaked .
Anyway glad I had that spare condenser in the trunk .
I have a new one on order !
By the way the distributor has the “modern” breaker plate that uses the later style points and condenser.
Changed the wheel color from orange to black and ditched the white walls .