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Originally Posted by cooper barrett
Without knowing the ignition system.... (POINTS???)
I would say primary ignition fault so coil, wire, cap. By pulling the wire and creating a gap causes the coil to go to max output. With points 25K- 30K volts. GM HEI systems used t run .060 gap and when worn the gap increased causing coils to overheat and fail inside the cap sometimes taking friends along to the trash can.
I would say your father cured a case of VD (voltage drop) by pulling the wire causing the coil to spit out closer to 30K Volts (bolts).
What was the problem with the cap?
"If it was fixed by a farmer you know it was by mistake. "  My "ex" father in law. |
So pulling the wire makes the coil puke out a hotter spark? I mean that makes the most sense. He pulled the wire out and it lined out I was perplexed.
I think he finally put electronic ignition on the damn thing, but I can hear him saying, "points aren't so bad." ****ing points. I ran points for 1 year on a similar 300 Ford and promptly bought an electronic ignition.
There was a crack in the cap that I think was the problem. But those things do wear out. My 300 Ford had a cap on it for a long time that worked OK, but it would drown out in the rain. Finally I just said **** it and bought a new cap and by God it will sit through a lot more rain. I looked and the posts in the cap were a lot thinner than the new one. I had kept the corrosion off, but the damn thing just wore out.