Re: Ongoing Hot Restart Issue
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Apologies, I haven't read carefully thru your entire post yet, but first just a quick question, is the coil polarity correct?
Cars will run with it reversed, but poorly especially under load or stress which would include hot starting. Assuming your battery is properly installed (+ ground), power from the ignition switch should go to the coil's (-) terminal and the coil's (+) terminal should connect to the distributor.
Posted on: 2019/8/15 17:29
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Re: Ongoing Hot Restart Issue
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I had a problem similar to yours. My car started cold but not when hot. After weeks of frustration, I discovered it was the ignition switch.
Posted on: 2019/8/15 21:09
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I too had the same problem with my '41. Went to a Pertronix and found out I only had 4 volts at the distributor. There was too much current drop at the ignition switch. Installed a number 10 wire directly from the battery to coil with a toggle switch in the middle. Solved the problem.
Posted on: 2019/8/16 6:15
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I'll have to take a look at the ignition switch, I think I installed the coil correct but worth a double check.
Posted on: 2019/8/17 15:47
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Update on this, I'm cleaning all things electric and she's restarting better than ever now. I drove around the neighborhood a bit last night, and was able to start and stop 3 times with no issue. During an unintentional restart (stalling, still getting used to manual steering and column shifting) at a gas station, it wouldn't fire. I think this was because the charge was low from the previous restarts, but that being said, previous comments must be onto something too because hotwiring straight to the coil got her going again!
All this electrical has me thinking I might actually be able to handle a new wiring harness some day.
Posted on: 2019/9/1 8:27
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