Nick, Try the condenser first. You might as well check the points while you
are at it too but it sounds like a condenser problem.
Mike Sersen
:-{)
----- Original Message -----
From: "dirt rider" <drt-rdr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 6:58 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] ignition question
> So during this weeks party, I had a couple of occurences on my 56 Savoy,
> 6cyl. After idling for an extended period of time, like 3 minutes in 1-3
mph
> and stop and go traffic, when I did finally get to go, the car started
> hesitatiing. It cleared up after a few minutes. and the hesitation did not
> cause any smoke in the rear view mirror. This makes me think ignition and
> not carburetor. The car was not running hot/overheating while idling. I
had
> a problem a couple of years ago with a similiar situation but, the car
> overheated and idle and it turned out the coil was breaking up and after
the
> motor cooled a bit it would be fine. Now after the show, I noticed on the
> way home, full acceleration will cause it to hesitate/break up. After
> thinking about it, I realized I have not done any kind of tune up stuff
> since probably 1993. So I'm figuring on just changing it all.
> Points, rotor, cap, wires, plugs, condensor. I remember the first time I
> changed wires on the car, I had a really hard time finding wires to fit.
> Seems the flat head got lumped in the book with the slat sixes and the
wires
> are different. Anyone have a part number or suggestion on what to use for
> wires ? I did drive through a torrential downpour on the way home which
may
> cause some of the problems.
> I also had a weird thing happen when I got home. Turned the key off and
the
> amp light lit, turned the key on and the light went out. I went outside
and
> disconnected the battery and I heard a click. Now everything seems to be
> fine.
>
> I'm also thinking about putting in a new coil and putting this one in a
box
> in the trunk for a spare. All of this is inpreperation for a long trip
I'll
> be taking with the car next June. My long trip this year fell through
>
> Any words of wisdom from the gallery ?
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
>
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