...new motor acted a fool...

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  1. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    no fire...anywhere...:cry:

    replaced...pertronix (new)...no diff. (removed) ...old and new tested to be good.
    replaced...coil...(new) no diff. (removed)
    replaced...coil...(new diff. one) again no diff. (removed)
    replaced...pertronix (new diff. one) again...fired right up (y)
    me and a bunch of folks :Handshake have been...:boxing:...with this problem on and off for 5-6 days. :hmmm:

    Moral of this story...don't think just because you bought it new it is ...good.

    ...and guess who turned the key when it started... :yup: HER :bowdown:

    ...:whew:...
     
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  2. dmhines

    dmhines Dixie Maverick Boy

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    Make sure your have a constant 12V going to the Pertronix or you will have intermittent starting problems ...
     
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  3. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    thanks :Handshake ...this was the same setup i had on my old motor...worked fine. i might have shorted something on the reinstall..:huh:

    ...:drive:...:burnout:
     
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  4. maverick1970

    maverick1970 MCG State Rep

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    Glad to hear you got i running. I think Effie has the touch! (y)
     
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    Great news, Frankster! (y)
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    good job Effie...........I mean Frank :rofl2:
     
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    Hawkco Genuine Car Nut

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    I think Frank likes all the new smilies.
     
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    Pertronics, you talking about the module that goes in your old distributor or a complete Pertronics distributor?
     
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  9. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    "module" :yup:

    ...:cool:...
     
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    i hate electrical problems. i had one last year. ended up changing the tranny, torque convertor, carburetor, etc. only to find it was the msd box.:mad:
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    ...and while testing a few things... i found this.
    ...12.68V... in my top rad. hose :huh:

    ...:bouncy: ...
     
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    Strangest thing I've ever seen/heard.


    Did the radiator lose it's charge when you got the new Pertronix?
     
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  13. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    if i think about it i will check today...
    i also had the same reading on 1 of my heater hoses...:huh:

    being i didn't have any power for my ...dist...i thought about hooking a jumper wire from the heater hose clamp to the dist. :yup:


    ...:cool:...
     
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    Now I just wonder how many people will go out and check every hose under their hood for voltage:idea: ....I know I will:D
     
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  15. Maverick Man

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    this is a stupid sugestion but you check the wires going to the coil to make sure they are hooked up right?
     
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