RE: IML: Part Time Rough & Powerless '56

["Ernie Stepney" <estepney@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff:
I had the same sort of problem with my 58. It ended up being the
ignition coil was breaking down when hot. Car would run great until you
got a good load on it at relatively high rpm. As far as the carb goes,
if you can find somebody with a chassis dyno who knows what they are
doing you can either confirm or eliminate mixture problems as the cause.


Ernie and The Black Bitc_!!

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[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Cantor
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 2:34 PM
To: IML
Subject: IML: Part Time Rough & Powerless '56

As those who have been following my posts over the last month or so  
know, I've been battling problems in rebuilding the carb on my '56.   
About three weeks ago I decided that there were too many wire gauges  
that I don't have that the chances of my getting all the adjustments  
correct on my Carter WCBF was nill so I took it in to a local shop  
that still does carb rebuilding.  It did take them two tries to get  
things working but last Thursday I mounted the rebuilt unit on the  
engine and it started right up and idled very well.

Driving performance is definitely better than before any carb work  
was done but once hot, the engine still sputters and skips under load  
and will only maintain highway speeds for a few minutes before losing  
power and skipping.  This is the type of performance I'd usually  
associate with a modern car with a plugged cat so I'm somewhat at a  
loss for what may be the problem.  I'm guessing distributor but would  
love thoughts or suggestions.  As background, the plugs, wires, coil,  
cap, rotor, and points are new as of last summer however I have not  
yet pulled any plugs or checked the cap and rotor for signs of  
trouble.  My recollection of installing all those ignition parts is  
that the distributor itself was loose and therefore probably on the  
verge of needing to be rebuilt/replaced itself.  With that in mind,  
any suggestions for good distributor re-builders?

Thanks,
Jeff
'56 Sedan
Trenton, NJ



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