Re: [FWDLK] 56 plymouth starting trouble FIXED!

[Roger Howard <rhoward@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The main purpose is to get your FL car up and running...we are happy this is
what happened!
Roger
----- Original Message -----
From: "56plymouth@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <plymouth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 56 plymouth starting trouble FIXED!


> it was the points! or maybe the rotor. I replaced both and my plymouth
> started right up! I may swap out the rotor to see, but maybe not. the
points
> were black with carbon and the little bumper thing that moves against the
> rotating thingy in the center of the distributor (try to stay with me as I
> get real technical!) was pretty worn down as well. the best $4.02 I have
> spent!
>
> I believe I neglected to mention that the carb was getting fuel...we could
> see that. a useful tidbit I just forgot to type. and I attached the
original
> email so this message makes sense in the future...like on a forwardlook
> search.
>
> be sure to have a needle-nose-something handy as the screws have a
tendency
> to seek refuge deep inside the distributor...as they jumped from hands,
not
> once, but twice!
>
> thanks for the advice, as always.
> ...and happy thanksgiving!
>
>     ...glenn.
>
>                        . . .  -  . . .
>      glenn.a.lagasse: : : : : : : : : : :boy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>                    . . . . . . . . . . . .
>      .1956.Plymouth.Belvedere.4-door.Hardtop.Sport.Sedan.
>      [. . . .  <http://meandher.com/sweetride/>  . . . .]
>                           . . + . .
>
>
>
> on 11/19/01 5:21 PM, 56plymouth@xxxxxxxxxxxx at [plymouth@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> pecked:
>
> > my plymouth belvedere has had some starting problems as of late, that I
> > assumed were related to the changed carburator of about 6 weeks ago. the
car
> > would start up fine from a cold start, but after driving it for a while,
> > stopping it, it would not. I could hold the key hearing the engine turn
over
> > until finally, sometimes 30 seconds or so, the car would spring to life.
I
> > thought, perhaps a carburator issue?
> >
> > then a few days ago, the car began sputtering, even at high speeds (not
> > jerking, but I could tell the engine was not running smooth) and it
seemed
> > to me it was a fuel delivery problem, and I again thought the
carburator.
> > but I don't know much about cars. it would even stall after driving on
the
> > highway for an hour, once I came to a stop at an intersection or what
have
> > you. then the final blow came after three days of irregular engine
running,
> > the car stalled for the final time, and would not come back to life. the
> > engine turns over, but the car won't start. in the days prior it was
> > stalling, to such an extent that I put it in neutral to keep from
konking
> > out at stop lights.
> >
> > so, following my suspicion, I swapped back to the previous carburator to
no
> > avail (this old one was removed for no other reason than me having a
brand
> > new one to try out). we swapped the coil and ballast resistor (basically
> > brand new ones my friend was using in his 56 dodge) and still the engine
> > would not turn over.
> >
> > we then tried to see if there was any sort of spark, by pulling the
cable
> > from a spark plug and seeing if that would spark. nothing, or very
little at
> > times. then, we tried removing the main wire from the center of the
> > distributor cap that is connected to the coil to see if that was
sparking at
> > all, and that was very little or nothing at all. (on the 56 dodge these
> > tests produced spark showers) so, my friend was thinking that it was an
> > electrical problem, and that we should go directly from the 12 volt
battery
> > to the ballast resistor (to bypass any potential wiring issues) to see
if we
> > could get a spark when I tried to start the car, and we still got
nothing.
> >
> > today, I tried to get clean off the distributor points, and the rotor,
as
> > this was another suggestion from a gearhead friend of mine. this also
did
> > not work, but I'm getting new ones tomorrow anyway. as well as a
condensor.
> >
> > so now my car is dead on the side of the road, just before it's winter
nap.
> >
> > any ideas?
> >
> > thanks in advance.
> >
> >                      . . .  -  . . .
> >    glenn.a.lagasse: : : : : : : : : : :boy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >                  . . . . . . . . . . . .
> >    .1956.Plymouth.Belvedere.4-door.Hardtop.Sport.Sedan.
> >    [. . . .  <http://meandher.com/sweetride/>  . . . .]
> >                         . . + . .
>