Re: 1951 Starting Problem

Posted by HH56 On 2009/1/25 21:41:23

Aww shucks Jeff, and Frank, before removing the dist pull the wire off between coil and dist and measure coil voltage again. With nothing but the ign side wire connected it has to be in the 5-6v range on both terminals. If that OK, then move to dist and use the ohm meter portion between ground and the terminal screw. Obviously, when points open, no continuity. If there is then you can take it out and see what has grounded inside. Some dist's have a braided wire with a fabric covering that gets worn as the advance plate moves. Other dist's have a plastic bushing that may have broken. Also watch out for too long of screws that may be touching something and even though you changed the condenser, it could be shorted.