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i swapped out the condensor with the old one (points condensor), removed one of the 2 wires coming from firwall going to the ballast resistor; and...
that would explain y i didnt find anything on my search, thanks for the link Bro! looks like a good group of people !
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Hey guys, been looking/shopping on jockey and jalopy journal for the last couple of years,finally registered to get in on the INCREDIBLE tech...
looking for more info about the "violaters" club, what their about, located, etc...... im in the western md (hagerstown,...
im bout to head out to the garage and try all these tips, no kidding guys, thank you all for the help! ill let u know what happens or hopefully...
points are set to the proper (.016) gap, i DID forget to mention that. the battery is hooked pos cable to starter and ground to the chassis
ENGINE MAN; just got the car the other week, got the floor pans fixed and started tinkerin under the hood, supposedly when i got it , it hadnt run...
with the radio suppresor unhooked and the condensor (points condensor under cap) when i put test light on neg side of coil the lite flashes while...
okay distributor housing and plate are grounded, also the wire from neg side of coil to dist/points is showing a good ground. I have to wait on...
ill go rite now and check the ground on distributor plate , housing, and crank it with the condensors unhooked and let you know brother
"hotrodstude" i think the horn relay IS bad cause it clicks and clunks everytime i hook/unhook the battery, and actually with the battery hooked...
also ; reading "ricksgarage" post, i know i DO have continuity in the wire from the neg coil post to the lead on the distributor, i did check that...
test light did not "light up" or flash
checked neg side of coil with test light while cranking, test light did NOT flash, so we will assume the condensor is bad, odd though as it is new...
voltage reading to hot sid eof coil is rite about 12.8 while cranking (due to the wire coming from starter)
points are opening & closing, i did not try the test light on the neg side while cranking, my "test" was pullin the coil wire off cap and looking...
i have the wire from the neg side of coil going to distr. , yes. also i updated some personal info to avoid the "hail storm" haha, is that what u...
got a 55 caddy, (its a 12 volt car) trying to get it to start, motor/starter all turns good, gettin gas, gettin air,have all new coil,...
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