Re: 37 will turn over but not fire.

Posted by JWL On 2009/10/20 10:10:04

sanford,

This look like the correct lead hook-up. You might want to route the wire from the connector to the point set away from the point contacts.

Don't forget to put a drop of light oil on the felt at the top of the rotor shaft.

Don't forget to put grease in the screw grease cup on the outside of the distributor.

Also, a slight coating of high temperature grease on the cam lobe will help the points last longer. It only takes a very small amount to do the job.

It also looks like your coil's high tension lead is the same as on my Delco equipped 1937 Six. Make sure the coil where the high tension lead goes in is clean. It may have become corroded with the bad connection.

Setting the ignition timing on these cars is not easy. The timing marks are on the flywheel and can be viewed through a port under the starter.

The best way to do this is to jack up the front of the car, remove the left front wheel and fender inner liner. With this done the timing marks can be easily seen. It is a PITA.

I made a pointer out of wire that I fastened to the timing chain cover and then marked the crankshaft vibration damper with timing marks to more easily check and set the timing.

Good luck.