Chasing same issues again any ideas? ‘34

[rockfla]

Just an "aside" here BUT have you checked your battery with a Hydrometer to see IF all three cells are good??? You can have a low or bad cell and still get a 6 + Volt reading with a multi meter BUT you will have a tremendous loss of amps as well as cold cranking amps!!! SO make sure you have a good strong battery with three good cells

[35fordtn]

If only one set of points is contacting you can still have a spark albeit weak but the timing would be so far off that it would never start (especially if its the RH side) I would clean BOTH sets of points, and run a ohm test from the end of each plug with to the inner dist cap terminals. If someone local to you has a sun machine with a FH adapter you could test the distributor and know it's good or not.

Some 600 or 400 grit folded over sand paper between the contacts and a quick spray of brake cleaner usually gets the corrosion off and allows contact. If stored in a wet of humid area they can corrode rather quick and lose contact

[34 fordor owner]

Originally Posted by rockfla

Just an "aside" here BUT have you checked your battery with a Hydrometer to see IF all three cells are good??? You can have a low or bad cell and still get a 6 + Volt reading with a multi meter BUT you will have a tremendous loss of amps as well as cold cranking amps!!! SO make sure you have a good strong battery with three good cells

Just installed a new battery and resistor a week ago, working on points and getting fresh plugs. It has 6 volt at the coil points close 3 open. Tried starting and it’s right there has a little get up like it wants to crank then go back to normal crank sound. Maybe it is the plugs so points and plugs. Running autolite 386.

[rockfla]

Originally Posted by 34 fordor owner

Just installed a new battery and resistor a week ago, working on points and getting fresh plugs. It has 6 volt at the coil points close 3 open. Tried starting and it’s right there has a little get up like it wants to crank then go back to normal crank sound. Maybe it is the plugs so points and plugs. Running autolite 386.

Have you checked your "New" battery with a hydrometer??? The reason I ask IS we went through 5 "new" 6V batteries (O"'Riely's) BEFORE we found "1" good one!!! You can get a "new" battery with a low to bad cell!!!! Just sayin'. I never got to the battery "gettin" place for a new 6V battery without my hydrometer.
ALSO, as Michael at Third Gen said, have your distributor set up on a Sun Machine....He can do it OR IF you like you can send it to me and I can run it on my Sun for you!!!