Re: COIL, IGNITION PROBLEMS

Posted by Larry Jenkins on July 19, 1998 at 15:55:11

In Reply to: COIL, IGNITION PROBLEMS
posted by JERRY VANHOOK on July 19, 1998 at 15:35:35

: I HAVE A 1931 2 DOOR COUPE.IT HAD BEEN RUNNING GREAT, BUT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO ON THE WAY BACK FROM ABOUT A TWO HOUR TRIP, THE CAR LOST POWER (DIED).IT DID RE-START AND RUN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN AGAIN DIED.I FINALLY HAD TO TOW IT HOME.THE CAR SAT FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AND WHEN I RE-STARTED IT, IT RAN FOR ABOUT 50 MINUTES.AS I TOOK IT OUT FOR A DRIVE, IT AGAIN DIED.AGAIN IT RE-STARTED, BUT ONLY RAN FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. MY SENSE IS THAT THERE IS AN IGNITION PROBLEM.PLUGS, POINTS, HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REPLACED BY A KNOWLEDGEABLE MODEL A MECHANIC (WITHIN 6 MOS.).I HAVE CHECKED WHAT I CAN (WIRING AT TERMINAL BOX, COIL WIRE, ETC) BUT HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY NO SPARK ON ELECTRODE TO PLUGS WHEN IT WON'T START.IS IT POSSIBLE THE COIL IS BAD INTERMITTANTLY?ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE ANY SIMPLE SUGGESTIONS?
Sounds like your coil is bad.I had a 60 T Bird that did the same thing.Turn off the key, wait a couple of minutes, and it would start and run for a while, then quit again.Change out the coil, and your problems will probably go away.
Larry Jenkins

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