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Old 07-17-2020, 02:25 PM   #1
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Maybe a long shot, but I had similar symptoms just over seven years ago...it turned out that the screw on the points block was loose - after tightening that down, everything worked fine.
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Old 07-17-2020, 03:41 PM   #2
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That screw is nice & snug SDJason. Thanks.
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Check to see if the Distributor is grounding to the engine. Put a jumper between the dist. body anda ground. Sometimes rust will form between the too and you get a poor ground. My thoughts.
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Old 07-17-2020, 07:42 PM   #4
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Does the coil get warm to the touch after the car is otherwise cold? Mine did that, and it turned out to be a defective pop out switch.


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Old 07-17-2020, 08:30 PM   #5
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I don't have a pop out switch anymore. This one is made by Nu-Rex. I'll try these ideas when I get at it again.
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Old 07-18-2020, 11:30 AM   #6
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When I first restored the car it would fire right up, that was 36 years ago. I must be over looking something now. Any ideas?
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I went out this morning to test things on the car & the battery was dead.
Try a new or different (good) battery
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