Re: 1956 Clipper Hot Rod

Posted by PackardV8 On 2009/10/17 14:22:00

try starting the car in extremely cold weather of say zero degrees or less. Also a marginaly low battery condition can cause slow starting. In some cars there is a RESISTOR WIRE not a conspicuous porcelin resistor. Many GM cars used a resistor WIRE in place of the more conspicuous MoPar type resistor.

I'm not sure about this. but i believe the resistor wire was variable resistance depending on heat. I am sure that hte wire was constructed of a sequence of variations in the diameter of the core of the wire thus producing the resistance to the coil.

Also note that most Chevies and maybe other GM makes ca. 1958 thru 1973'ish would start real fast but immediately die about 5 seconds after release of the key from start position. THis was often a problem even in NEW cars.