I'm at the point with this car that I really need some expert help. Rich and I
worked on it last night. We swapped out the distributor with a new Mallory
dual point distributor and the car wouldn't even start. We confirmed TDC and
the new coil is good. Getting spark all the way to the cap, but not to the
cylinders. Put in the points distributor from BillM and had the same results.
I'm getting pretty frustrated with this problem. It's been going on for months
now. I had a lot of people give their time in putting this engine together
(NOSHIT II) only to have it plagued by this problem. I still have not even
driven it to break in the motor. I'm open to any assistance on this. I really
want to get this car running. If you are in the Seattle area, please let me
know if you have time to stop on by and throw in your two cents. I'm at my
wit's end with it.
things done so far:
Confirmed fuel pressure
Installed fuel regulator (Weber carb) and dialed to 3lbs (Holley regulator, not
the junk one, BillL)
Replace fuel line
New distributors (points gapped to .015 and electronic), cap, rotor, wires,
plugs (gapped to .029)
New fuel filter
Timing was set (but it is questionable given the suspected distributor issue)
Weber Carb rebuilt a couple of times (all jetting is per the manual)
Float level verified per the manual
Thanks guys.....Ed
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From: Edward Perez <eap2140@yahoo.com>
To: kk7ss@verizon.net
Cc: Spridgets@autox.team.net
Sent: Sat, October 17, 2009 3:50:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 45DM4 Re: still no workie...
I need to get with Rich to determine the timing characteristics. I don't have
a light (but will soon after this). I do recall the timing was "Jittery" when
BillM and I set it. It seemed to bounce around a lot. We'll get the light on
it soon and report back. Thanks for all the help, guys.
Edward
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From: Dave G. <kk7ss@verizon.net>
To: Edward Perez <eap2140@yahoo.com>; spridgets@autox.team.net
Sent: Thu, October 15, 2009 7:29:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 45DM4 Re: still no workie...
Fronm a recent personal experience...
Does it run better if you retard the timing about 5 degrees??
On 15 Oct 2009 at 18:26, Edward Perez wrote:
>> OK, coil has been eliminated as the cause. I just put the new Bosch
>> Blue in and absolutely no change to the situation.
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Dave G. KK7SS Richland, WA
'06 Honda Civic Hybrid
'65 MK III A-H Sprite
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