Jeff,The most annoying of auto problems, as you are encountering are usually caused by simple glitches and are inexpensive/quick to repair.
I strongly suggest that you check your grounding of the orange box. To rule out the ground problem, run a ground wire from one of the orange box fastening bolts directly to the negative lead of your battery.
I would be surprised if this does not solve your problem or at least rule out one of several problems.
Let me know how you have grounded your orange box and where it is mounted.You may also experience vapor lock during hot summer days cruising; this is also an easy fix.
Gary Pavlovich----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Adams" <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:20 AM Subject: Another ignition issue
I was sitting in traffic last Sunday waiting to get into a cruise-in. The Polara was running about 210 degrees and started to miss. I barely got it off the road before it died. Restarted once, then no spark. I assumed it was the orange box (whole ignition was new 2 years ago) I did the GM HEI conversion, still no spark, so I thought maybe it was the distributor. The whole system was from Jegs as a set, distributor, harness, resistor, and orange box, probably Proform. I swapped in an old distributor, still no spark. I made sure the HEI was grounded. I'm not very proficient at electronics, so I'm kinda at a loss as to what to do next. How does power flow... from the car's harness through the coil first? Coil is a 2 month old Accel. Any suggestions? Jeff Adams 64 Polara ----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
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