None of your posts indicate that you have changed the condenser. Cheap and easy and a very good possibility.
Thanks for the sugestioned ditz. I did replace it and just forgot to mention it. Also Homemade44 I'm thinking the dizzy is fine cause it advances and and returns ok (by sight) but I may need to look more into it. How would I know if its working correct? I think since the dwell is correct the points are working correct, you know what I mean? What I do think it is as of right now is a clogged main jet, since the only way I got home the other night is by feathering the gas peddle all the way home from work. I'm thinking that I was running off the accelerater pump. I'll post the results later
You can check the dizzy as follows. Put a timing light on #1 and disconnect the vacuum advance line and plug it. At idle see what the timing is. Rev the engine and see if the timing changes with just the mechanical advance working. If it moves and returns to the same timing at idle the mechanical is probably working okay. If you have a hand vacuum pump connect it to the vacuum line going to the dizzy. Pump it a couple of time while you watch the timing marks, they should move. If they do the vacuum advance is working . If they don't move the diaphram in the vacuum chamber is probably broken. If you don't have a vacuum pump you can put a rubber hose on the vacuum advance where the vacuum line attaches and **** on it and see if the timing changes. Don't get carried away with ****ing on the hose it is possible that there is some oil or other trash in the vacuum advance system and you don't want to eat that. It sound like you have something that is in the fuel system that is clogging up you jets if you have to keep pumping the accelerator to keep it running. To help prove this you can put some gas in a container and have the fuel pump draw from the container. If that stops the problem then you can eliminate the fuel pump and the carb. You have to clean the carb first and get it running better like you did before. Joe
run direct power to the coil that will eliminate the resistor wire. when it die's put on your safety gl***es and with a flashlight look down the carb and listen to see if any fuel is squirting down throat of carb. i have a gas can with a fitting and hose that will gravity feed a carb to help check fuel system or for getting the junker i'm loadind to run long enough to drive on trailer. driving old car are great! good luck.
Sounds like its starving for fuel. I had a '41 Ford that had a 305/350 with a quadrajunk on it. I had 2 inline filters (clear ones) on it, and the little stone or paper filter at the fuel inlet to the carb. I could drive that car for about 5 to 10 miles with no problem, but that little filter would clog up over and over with no effect at all on the 2 paper filters. As for the white powder, its either heroin, cocaine, or water residue. The first 2, I cannot offer any good advice for, but the third - add a couple of bottles of HEET to your gas tank. Its about a buck and a half a 8oz bottle and will clear up water issues in a tank.
Homemade44 If the dizzy turns back and forth as I'm revving the motor is that telling me enough, or do you think its necessary to put a timing light on it?
55 dude when I run the wire to the coil, I guessing you saying from the positive battery termenal to the positive coil, your saying that it should die?
Goztrider So are you saying that the paper on is better cause it didn't get cloged or that the stone one is better cause it did get cloged? As for the contents of the carb I guess gas tanks aren't the place to hide that stuff. My bowls are staying filled and not overflowing so I'm thinking that I'm getting all the gas I need to the carb. just not sure yet till I get home tonight why it doesn't seem to be getting to my enigine unless its the jet
If you are getting some movement of the rod that is connected to the vacuum advance then you are probably okay. Work on the fuel problem in the carb for now as that is probably where the problem is based on what you said about the float bowl being full. What kind of carb do you have? Joe
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