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sarahcecelia |
03-12-2019 @ 1:45 PM
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Took my '50 out for a ride around the block after sitting for 9 months. 3 times the motor died just like the key was turned off? First time I got out, with key on, took a wire off at a plug, cranked it with remote button on solenoid, and got hot blue spark; got in and started it. Continued around the block 2 or 3 times and it quit again twice, and I restarted it. Mind you, I had it running the day before, for about 1/2 hour OR MORE ( to temp) with radiator cleaner in it, and it never quit! The next day BINGO!! Problem!!I've had this car about 3 years, drove it to many shows, and never a problem. I did complete ignition tuneup over the winter w/ all new parts!Plugs, cap, rotor, points, condenser, Ign. wires, and all to specs!!
Regards, Steve Lee
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MG |
03-12-2019 @ 2:04 PM
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You probably scr*w*d something up when you did a "complete ignition tuneup over the winter". Retrace what you did....
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carcrazy |
03-12-2019 @ 4:35 PM
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It is probably a loose connection somewhere in the ignition primary circuit. Check the connections to the coil, the points, and the ground wire inside the distributor.
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ford38v8 |
03-12-2019 @ 6:08 PM
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Steve, Cars are sometimes like kids who react negatively to corrective actions. Poor results can make a guy take a step back to reconsider his methods.
Alan
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sarahcecelia |
03-12-2019 @ 8:29 PM
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Nothing scr*w*d up on my tuneup.I did my first at 18 years old in 1955 on my 1950 Ford Deluxe Tudor sedan as a novice in my parents' backyard. I worked for dealerships in the 60's and 70's and did many, many tuneups, and never had one "Comeback."Yes, I can make mistakes," (nobody is infalible) but I am very patient and methodical when I work on my classic cars.I use a Snap on dwell/tach meter and timing light that I bought in 1963. Point gap and dwell are spot on, timing spot on, plugs gaped at .030, compression 115-120, and car runs strong, but just dies. Fuel, condenser, loose ignition wire? Installed a new Echlin condenser from NAPA today; sometimes a bad one will quit when hot. Gonna run her again and see what happens.
Regards, Steve Lee
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sarahcecelia |
03-12-2019 @ 8:34 PM
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Checked all that today when I took the new condenser out an got an Echlin at NAPA and installed it. That one I removed might have been from China!! We'll see what happens now!
Regards, Steve Lee
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JT Ford |
03-13-2019 @ 7:27 AM
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Be sure the black, insulated wire under the dist. plate is not bare someplace. It can short out and the car will stop!
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trjford8 |
03-13-2019 @ 7:34 AM
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JTFord may have the answer. Also did you check the fuel supply to the carb?
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MGG |
03-13-2019 @ 3:55 PM
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It sounds like what happened to me. I had some junk in the fuel line which plugged the screen in the fuel pump, starving the carburetor. I cleaned the line and the tank and all is well.
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RAK402 |
03-13-2019 @ 3:59 PM
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I had a repro ignition resistor go intermittent on my about 10 years ago. The car would just quit (as though the ignition had been turned off). It would start and run-sometimes. It took me a while to find it, but once I replace the repro ignition resistor with a good one, the problem never returned.
This message was edited by RAK402 on 3-13-19 @ 3:59 PM
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