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snipescastle2 · 04-24-2016, 08:19 AM

didn't see which dizzy you are running, but if it's a points type, those old coils had oil in them, and they do go bad, perhaps the windings are breaking down when it gets hot, if grab the coil and it's real hot to the touch, (and it could be smoking hot too) that might be part of the problem. I also had ignition wires that would ground out intermittently, and I chased my tail trying to find the problem because I ruled out the wires since I had just replaced them, it was only after I used the ohm meter to check the resistance per foot, did I find the problem....one of my "New" wires had been touching the manifolds

I have also seen HEI distributors "Burn/ Arc" the tab off the top of the rotor!
good luck chasing this down!
Ben

04-24-2016, 08:19 AM	#12
snipescastle2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: WARRENSBURG,MISSOURI,64093 Posts: 1,518	Re: Annoying Engine problem didn't see which dizzy you are running, but if it's a points type, those old coils had oil in them, and they do go bad, perhaps the windings are breaking down when it gets hot, if grab the coil and it's real hot to the touch, (and it could be smoking hot too) that might be part of the problem. I also had ignition wires that would ground out intermittently, and I chased my tail trying to find the problem because I ruled out the wires since I had just replaced them, it was only after I used the ohm meter to check the resistance per foot, did I find the problem....one of my "New" wires had been touching the manifolds I have also seen HEI distributors "Burn/ Arc" the tab off the top of the rotor! good luck chasing this down! Ben __________________ "Persistence is the twin sister of Excellence.one is a matter of quality,the other, a matter of time" “Serious Black” my 1971 Short Bed Fleetside Sold to an outstanding man in Lees Summit,Mo. “Gone, but by no means,Forgotten”