I also remember a similar situation when the hot wire to the points was a
little long & had the insulation worn off of it by the rotor. It then would
short out every time the rotor came around (missed on like 2 or 3 cylinders;
it was on a V8), but made the car run terrible. Even had to park it a day
away from home until I could puzzle it out.
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-window
----- Original Message -----
From: Perry Smith <perigrinefalcon@netscape.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 7:39 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] 48 V Y2K
> Hi all
> I had a similar problem with my 58, before you take the truck apart check
in
> side the distributor and look at the internal ground wire. It runs from
the
> Breaker plate to the distributor body usually at the vacum advance slide
> plate. I did it all plugs, timing, internal and external,(even replaced
the
> timing gear set) wires, you name it. When I went to replace the points I
found
> them burned. The ground wire had come loose and shorted out the points.
> On the subject of the 6 volt batteries, check out deep cycle 6 volt
> batteries. They are used extensively in the trucking industry, usally
hooked
> up in a series and parallel, to provide huge cranking amps in 12 volts for
> starting the engines, they are also used in trailers with lift gates
hooked up
> in series to provide good power for the lift gate. Exide is one company
that
> comes to mind.
>
> Perry Smith
> '58 GMC Fleetside
> Phoenix, Arizona
>
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