Re: "Waking Sleeping Beauty"

Posted by Jim L. in OR On 2010/12/29 17:48:53

Howard: Thank you once again for your knowledge and the coil info page!
Your thought about the coil quitting and then coming back may explain why the older owner's got it to "pop" once when the got it home.
I too have thought about the role the ignition switch could play in this - I'm ordering a new one. I beginning to think there was sort of a sudden "perfect (electrical) storm" out on that freeway in 1985. When I e-mailed the guy I bought the car from today he reminded me of how it died.
Anyway I plan to go through the electrical system first.
A side note: When I was under the dash looking at the gauge wiring I couldn't help but notice how fresh and supple all the wires were for being 55 years old. I'm starting to suspect that this car has been re-wired - perhaps prior to its sale to Matthew's Memory Lane Motors. If I'm right, the polarity was probably switched at that time.
Thanks again, guys -