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Freoway · 12-06-2014, 04:55 AM

Hi folks. Just joined. Bought a '36 Roadster V8 RHD. Nice original beast. It had a long trip from the country in the eastern states of Victoria to Western Australia. It was started several times along the journey from truck to train, etc. The very last time, when it was being loaded on to a trailer for the final trip to my house, it wouldn't start. The battery was flattened, so they obviously tried for a while. They may or may not have left the switch in the on position. When I went to try starting it, there's no spark. It has the original dizzie and coil. There's power to the coil. When I crank the engine, there's definitely no spark on any lead. I've removed the coil and checked the primary and secondary circuit resistance. 1.8ohm and 6,000 ohm, respectively. I hooked a big lamp in series to see if the brightness fluctuated as a result of the points opening and closing - it did. Could it be the condenser? It seems very strange that it's been running fine until this recent journey. There's also a problem with the foot starter switch. It works intermittently, but as I understand, that's on a separate circuit.

Any common faults with these?

Cheers, Lloyd

12-06-2014, 04:55 AM	#1
Freoway Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Fremantle, Western Astralia Posts: 43	No spark Hi folks. Just joined. Bought a '36 Roadster V8 RHD. Nice original beast. It had a long trip from the country in the eastern states of Victoria to Western Australia. It was started several times along the journey from truck to train, etc. The very last time, when it was being loaded on to a trailer for the final trip to my house, it wouldn't start. The battery was flattened, so they obviously tried for a while. They may or may not have left the switch in the on position. When I went to try starting it, there's no spark. It has the original dizzie and coil. There's power to the coil. When I crank the engine, there's definitely no spark on any lead. I've removed the coil and checked the primary and secondary circuit resistance. 1.8ohm and 6,000 ohm, respectively. I hooked a big lamp in series to see if the brightness fluctuated as a result of the points opening and closing - it did. Could it be the condenser? It seems very strange that it's been running fine until this recent journey. There's also a problem with the foot starter switch. It works intermittently, but as I understand, that's on a separate circuit. Any common faults with these? Cheers, Lloyd