RE: IML: Ignition failure II

[Chris Hawkins <imperial1966@xxxxxxxxx>]

Kenyon,

If your car had an electronic ignition, it likely had
a different ballast resistor and coil.  I would make
sure both are correct of a 1960 distributor.  If the
wrong ballast resistor has been used with your
point-style distributor, they may be burned.

I had the miss problem you describe, but mostly under
WOT.  After exhausting every possibility, I followed a
friend's advice, "Do the easy stuff first."   Despite
the fact I had a fairly new set of plug wires on the
car, I nevertheless checked them by starting the car
in a pitch black dark garage with a tarp draped over
me and the hood.  Looked like Tokyo by night there was
so much arcing and misfire!!  I put on a high quality
set of plug wires and no more trouble since.

Hopefully your problem is something equally as simple.

Chris H.

66 LeBaron






--- Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I like to think that I've been around.  Have not
> heard
> of a reluctor pickup coil before.  
> 
> Can you describe/explain it to me?  
> 
> -Kenyon
> 
> --- TomChoice <tcsibor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Kenyon,
> > 
> > Is this an electronic ignition car? I had an
> elusive
> > problem with one
> > before. It turned out to be the reluctor pickup
> > coil. Worked fine when cold,
> > but after a while it exhibited similar problems to
> > yours. I changed it out
> > and all my problems went away.
> > 
> > Tom
> > 
> > 
> > Thomas R. Csibor
> > DMI Insurance Services, Inc.
> > 1-408-465-2198 or
> > 1-800-877-2525 ext. 2198
> > Fax: 1-408-465-2199
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of Kenyon Wills
> > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:54 AM
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: IML: Ignition failure II
> > 
> > 
> > cleaning the bulkhead connectors solved half of
> the
> > problems.  The worst half, I might add.
> > 
> > Here's what's left:
> > <SNIP>
> > 
> > 
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