countrysquire
Senior Member
I've been working on getting a long dormant '40 Tudor on the road. A new gas tank is in, brake system is flushed, and the car runs pretty well, though I do have an idle issue, but will get to that at another time - one problem at a time.
This was a car that was restored in the '80s, but has set in a garage since then. I installed new points and cleaned all the contacts on the rotor and caps. When I have spark, everything is good. However, some times there is no spark at the plugs, so obviously it won't start. I have noticed that this seems to happen when the battery voltage is below 6 volts, not sure if it is happening with full voltage. The coil was weeping a little oil, so that can't help. I don't have any idea about the condition of the condenser, but I have two new ones on order. In the mean time, I pulled the coil and condenser off my '41 wagon, but it's also long dormant, so I don't know if these are any good either, but the car does start and run fine with these parts when it has spark, and this is all that I have for a coil until I send out another one for a rebuild.
When there's no spark, there is either ~6 or 3 volts at the coil terminal, depending on the points, it just ain't coming out of the other end. One thing that I've not done is clean all the wiring connections, but that is on the to-do list. Another is to check the battery voltage while the starter is engaged to see how much voltage is actually available to the ignition system.
Anything obvious that I need to look at that I'm missing?
As always, the help is greatly appreciated.
Bobby
This was a car that was restored in the '80s, but has set in a garage since then. I installed new points and cleaned all the contacts on the rotor and caps. When I have spark, everything is good. However, some times there is no spark at the plugs, so obviously it won't start. I have noticed that this seems to happen when the battery voltage is below 6 volts, not sure if it is happening with full voltage. The coil was weeping a little oil, so that can't help. I don't have any idea about the condition of the condenser, but I have two new ones on order. In the mean time, I pulled the coil and condenser off my '41 wagon, but it's also long dormant, so I don't know if these are any good either, but the car does start and run fine with these parts when it has spark, and this is all that I have for a coil until I send out another one for a rebuild.
When there's no spark, there is either ~6 or 3 volts at the coil terminal, depending on the points, it just ain't coming out of the other end. One thing that I've not done is clean all the wiring connections, but that is on the to-do list. Another is to check the battery voltage while the starter is engaged to see how much voltage is actually available to the ignition system.
Anything obvious that I need to look at that I'm missing?
As always, the help is greatly appreciated.
Bobby
