Two dead cylinders on a 59ab

[Planojc]

Update, Today I changed out the crab distributor, condenser and cap and I now am running on all 8, with steady vacuum and the car doesn't shake. still clueless on to what is going on with the distributor, but plan on sending it off to be checked bi. Thanks for all the inputs.[/QUOTC


Can you fill Us in a little more....Was this the "Same" rotor as when you were having the issue?? OR did you use a "different" rotor on the replacement distributor to make it run correctly??

Same rotor but different cap, condenser and distributor. I’m hoping that the problem will show up when tested on a Sun machine.

 

[Ggmac]

Great news .

 

[glennpm]

Can you fill Us in a little more....Was this the "Same" rotor as when you were having the issue?? OR did you use a "different" rotor on the replacement distributor to make it run correctly??

I'm interested too. Also curious about why the two plugs weren't damp or wet.

You may be able to see a distributor or points problem yourself by looking at steps from post #22.

Glad, as I'm sure you are, that is running again!

 

[Ggmac]

Just my observations , todays fuel evaporates much faster than the older fuels ( alcohol or not ) with the warmth of th cylinders even if thy weren’t firing the block was warmed from the engine running . So the would evaporate the fuel if just looking at new plugs and not usinf a magnifying glass to look deep ino the plug

 

[glennpm]

Just my observations , todays fuel evaporates much faster than the older fuels ( alcohol or not ) with the warmth of th cylinders even if thy weren’t firing the block was warmed from the engine running . So the would evaporate the fuel if just looking at new plugs and not usinf a magnifying glass to look deep ino the plug

Yes, likely and with Ethanol blends, can’t color read plugs.

 

[Planojc]

Thanks again to everyone for the help to this 83 year old man. My plan is to box the Distributor up just like it came off the car and have it tested on a Sun machine. I'll check with Third Generation Auto as soon as Hershey is over. I will report back. Thanks Glenn, Ggmac, and others who stayed with me on this.

 

[glennpm]

You're welcome!

Please ask 3rd Generation to tell you what they found wrong. This may help another one of us down the road.

Thanks

 

[big deuce]

Look at the cam lobes on the distributor too, unlikely that they would wear. At this point, "turn over every rock"