Re: [Chrysler300] The rest of the story? - 300-K

[John <spiers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for asking about the non-starting K  - it's still not starting.
 
I had connected the + terminal on the battery directly to the + terminal on the coil, and sprayed WD-40 throroughly onto the breaker plate & points, and re-installed the cap & rotor.
 
I turned over the engine a few times with the starter, and checked with a plug lead for spark - it would spark strong enough to give a jolt for 1-2 engine revolutions, then stop sparking.  And once, but only once, did the engine barely "catch ' - Just to let you know, I'm pouring gas down the carb, 1/8 to 1/4 cup each time I try to start the K.  The fuel line is connected to a can of fresh gas, not to the 20+ year-old gas in the tank.
 
I felt the coil - it was burnin'-hot!  When I pulled the high-tension lead from it, the oil started slowly oozing out.   I recently took it off a running car, so if it's bad now, it happened under the hood of this K.
 
And so it sets.
 
John Spiers
Lake Worth, Florida

--- On Sun, 10/26/08, Tim Tomlinson <tomlin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Tim Tomlinson <tomlin@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Chrysler300] The rest of the story?
To: "Chrysler 300 club" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 9:24 PM






Group,
The past couple of weeks there had been postings regarding various problems with letter cars. If there has been a solution to any or all problems, I have not noticed the solution posted on the site, and would like to know as possible future reference. I usually try to learn from others rather than have to repeat with something similar myself!
First one I recall was a dual point distributor that seemed to be grounded through the body of the distributor, keeping the car from starting (seems it was a 300-K). Any solution yet?
Next was a seeming reversal of polarity or battery leads in a newly finished restoration. Was that isolated and resolved? Do the wipers now park in proper location?
Much thanks. No desire to embarass anyone, just like to learn as best I can.
Tim Tomlinson
2X300-K

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