Jp5
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I connected at the ballast connection.
Do you have an electric choke on the carb? If so, that would be 12v switched.
i do. i'll try hoping onto that and seeing what happens. thanks, man!
I connected at the ballast connection.
Do you have an electric choke on the carb? If so, that would be 12v switched.
You could. Stick a screwdriver in the slot in the distance. Drive gear and "unscrew it" to move it a notch. You could move the plug wires on the cap also.toolman, yup my ignition was way out. about 25 degrees advanced actually. so now i'm trying to return to zero and the best i can get is about 15 degrees advance based on the existing dot. any thoughts on getting this thing to zero? is this where folks will pull the distributor and rotate it a notch?
I connected at the ballast connection.
Do you have an electric choke on the carb? If so, that would be 12v switched.
Sorry, I responded from my new phone. Not good and the new spell check isn't good either.You could. Stick a screwdriver in the slot in the distance. Drive gear and "unscrew it" to move it a notch. You could move the plug wires on the cap also.
Sorry, I responded from my new phone. Not good and the new spell check isn't good either.
You could stick a screwdriver in the cam gear drive and "unscrew it" to move it a notch or you could just move the plug wires on the cap.
so it turns out the culprit was in fact voltage. after digging around my fuse box i jump in the car to go buy myself a dual connector(to wire the coil from a new 12v power source) and the car feels good. real good. so i give it full throttle just out of morbid curiosity and no break up what so ever. she's rippin! so i get home and test power at the coil and what was about 8 before is now just under 12. i can only presume that a hoopty connection or grounding or somewhere got settled when i was digging around. voila.
thanks for all the feedback once again
jp
I agree. Maybe at least rewire the ignition wiring. OP, how did you bypass the ballast. Just curiousWe are glad you got some results, course on the flip side not finding the real culprit will likely lead to a relapse. Keep at it, seems you know what the right voltage looks like that makes her happy. Find the issue for sure piece of mind! BOL!!
I agree. Maybe at least rewire the ignition wiring. OP, how did you bypass the ballast. Just curious