67Dart273
Well-Known Member
OK it looks like it's the points. Lessons learned....
I'm not too sure that they were "learned", after trying to read all that
It does not seem to me you read this very carefully in some respects. MUCH of what you seem to have skipped boils down to POINTS RESISTANCE which I covered somewhat.
There are two ways to measure points resistance.........voltage drop across closed points with the system properly powered up, or a low resistance ohmeter with power disconnected
I don't recall seeing mention of the condenser. YOU MUST have a good condenser in a points system. If you can do no better, just get a couple and try them.
There is only so much to go wrong with a Kettering / points system.
1....Low power supply voltage, either dead battery or a circuit problem
2.....Bad coil or one going bad, or improper coil type
3......Distributor primary wire, already covered
4.....Points not closing......check points resistance
5.....Points not opening, IE improperly gapped or worn rubbing block or shaft cam
6....Worn distributor bushings, so bad that points will not open or will not close
MOST of the above can be checked easily and even "educated guess" checked with no special tools
IN FACT most of the above can be adapted somewhat to troubleshoot many electronic systems, IE a 'switching type' which basically replaced points. Those systems have many many similarities