Re: 1954 Packard Clipper Super with Delco-Remy Distributor

Posted by HH56 On 2011/6/6 12:50:40

Remove the wire from the distributor points outside terminal and touch or ground against the block. That is all the points are doing. With ign switch on, touching ground with the wire, high voltage lead from coil near the block, you should see the spark jump when you remove the wire from ground.

It should be a relatively decent spark but nothing like what you'd see on a modern car. If you did a lot of cranking and ran the battery down, there could be enough voltage drop from starter motor when cranking that the voltage to coil is low and spark is not good enough. A common problem with 6v systems having dirty connections or too small a battery cable.