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Thanks guys! I think I’ll make up a decal that says… WOT
Very embarrassing for me to say this but I thought I owed the solution to you guys. This was user error. Nothing mechanically wrong. Long story...
I had a few minutes to look today and the carb is tight on the manifold and I didn’t see any cracks in the carb or manifold where air could be...
Carb isn’t closed. Nothing visually seems wrong. Yes air cleaner is off while I am inspecting. I’m not near it now, so maybe it is loose on the...
Thanks! I’ll investigate that. Sure would be an easy fix. These aren’t just high rpms, it is screaming high. I don’t have the chance to even look...
Title says it all. I go to start it up and the rpms immediately go out of control, extremely high, and I have to immediately turn it off otherwise...
[MEDIA] Do you guys agree that this is a pertronix problem or do you think I did this test wrong?
Why would it blink when cranking the motor? The disty should take care of the 12 volts on and off. That's with the points or pertronix is for,...
When I connect a test light to the - side of the coil and crank the engine the light does not flash it is a steady light. I also removed the wire...
I have 12 volts at the coil with ignition on and 10 volts steady at the coil when cranking.
I took the coil wire out of the disty and stuck a spark plug in it, grounded the plug, and I didn't get any spark. The coil wire tests OK and...
Yes that is a ballast resister. I don't have an evident part number on the pertronix, but the install is all about the same....
Yes it worked fine up to about 2 weeks ago when I disconnected the kill switch. I guess I took for granted that it was a simple two wire...
My wiring diagram...
When I test ohms from the base of the pertronix to the neg battery terminal I have 1.6 ohms which is way higher than the .2 recommended. But I...
I can try this tomorrow night: Do you really think it's the Pertronix? Remove the distributor cap without removing the plug wires to gain access...
Hey guys. I have a Chrysler 251 Flathead 6 that was converted to a 12 volt system a while back and now all of a sudden I don't have spark....
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