Have you taken the time to do a compression check to make sure that nothing went wrong mechanically after the rebuild?I've tried 3 different condensers and 2 different points, 2 different distributors and 2 different ignition coils
Have you taken the time to do a compression check to make sure that nothing went wrong mechanically after the rebuild?I've tried 3 different condensers and 2 different points, 2 different distributors and 2 different ignition coils
Today I changed the coil and condenser incase of any ignition issues and same result doesn’t want to run. Also threw back on the 1 barrel and same issue. I will do a compression test soon, but if it’s because of low compression I’m going to probably trash the vehicle or sell it for a low price. I don’t have the patience to take it apart again lol After days of working on it this is the result I’m left with after every attempt.Have you taken the time to do a compression check to make sure that nothing went wrong mechanically after the rebuild?
Oh my god thank you so much. I’ve had people tell me a dozen different things and none of them have gotten me anywhere but back to square one. I will definitely give this a try tomorrow. Hopefully that is the problem so I can finally fix it and drive this thing.Thanks for the video, it explains a lot
Don't worry about the compression test. The compression is good
What has happened is, the ignition coil is only getting voltage from the ballast resistor bypass wire from the starter solenoid's "I" terminal.
Once the engine starts and you let go of the ignition key the starter solenoid disengages and you lose power to the coil.
The resistor wire from the ignition switch may be burned out or the ignition switch itself may be bad.
If you temporarily run a wire from the battery to the + side of the ignition coil the engine should start and run.
Don't leave it that way if it works or the points will take a beating.
WHAT PMULLER SAID 100%. WHEN YOU LET GO THE KEY, THERE IS NO POWER TO THE IGNITION. Nice looking build! Don't give up- it's a one circuit, one wire fix.Today I changed the coil and condenser incase of any ignition issues and same result doesn’t want to run. Also threw back on the 1 barrel and same issue. I will do a compression test soon, but if it’s because of low compression I’m going to probably trash the vehicle or sell it for a low price. I don’t have the patience to take it apart again lol After days of working on it this is the result I’m left with after every attempt.
In this video I had plugged up all vacuum ports to take away the possibility of a vacuum leak and I have everything set the way it should be but I have still gotten nowhere.