Check the coil with a multimeter. Ohm it out.
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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If the ballast was on the way out, that could do it. That's why I recommended HOLDING it in the start position to see of it will start. When in the start position, the ballast is bypassed giving the coil a full 12V to make up for the voltage drop the starter puts on the system. If you hold the key in the start position and it starts up, you have just diagnosed a bad ballast resistor. Takes only seconds to do and you have eliminated something if it does not start. If it does start, you just found out what's wrong.
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
I feel like some bacon
I don't know why I always feel hungry when I wake up in the middle of the night, yet during the day, nothing sounds good.
I don't know why I always feel hungry when I wake up in the middle of the night, yet during the day, nothing sounds good.
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
Yeah. You're almost as stubborn as some of the guys on here.
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
Not really, I just really haven't spent much time on it yet.
I need to run a compression test on my 71. I installed new coil, points/condensor, plugs, cap, rotor and wires but it doesnt want to fire. Even with the coil jumped strait to the battery. Bought an inline spark checker but no time to try it out.
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
Yay, I'm blending in LOL
How far are you from the car? Walk out there and try it. Dork.
Yeah but that ain't a GOOD blend. LOL
He includes me with the stuborn comment. I didnt want to repull an engine to recheck tollerences. Guess what I get to do that with the engine in the truck now next time I get home.
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
What engine is it?
You are old school with those points. I always electronic swap because on small block I pretty much have to sit on the engine to get to the distributor...... nah
318. It spins over but I'm betting rode hard and put away wet.
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
Teens are tough, it will be fine.
If not there is a 5.9 waiting to take its place if need be. As wierd as it sounds I would rather keep the 318 though.
I don't know. I've never seen one completely FAIL to start because of weak compression on every cylinder. 8 out of 8? Those are some stiff odds.
That's not weird. The 5.9 is a total gas hog.
Princess Valiant
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Now that I have triple R here.
What do you think of home crank polishing?
Is it something you would do at home if the crank isn't too bad or would you say it absolutely has to be done by a shop?
What do you think of home crank polishing?
Is it something you would do at home if the crank isn't too bad or would you say it absolutely has to be done by a shop?
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
I do it all the time. I get a whole roll of 320 emery cloth, wrap it around whatever journal I want to polish, sit on the floor put a foot on each end of the crank and pull it back and forth with moderate pressure. Rotate 180* rinse and repeat. Replace emery cloth as needed. I'd do a how to on it, but I'd get laughed at.
I'm probably not even gonna touch this 225 crank. I'm gonna sling this beeotch together and let it RIDE. lol
Exactly. I want to use 318willrun's low buck 318 build and drive it 500 miles 1 way to work each month.
Holy crap! Where is work?
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
Sweet. I might try it. There is only one shop who will polish a crank without having to really drive far and the guy there ups the price everytime and he takes longer everytime and he won't help me unload the crank. He just stands there and watches me try to lug a heavy *** crank in the front door. Kinda rude, so if I don't need him..... SWEET
I live near New Braunfels, Tx and drive to Houma, La to get in a carryall to either catch a helicopter or another boat to my boat. Still cheaper to drive than it is to fly into New Orleans
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