226 Tuneup disaster
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226 Tuneup disaster
I've been driving my 49 F1 a little here and there. So I decided to replace the 30 year old points etc. with new ones.
Had a heck of a time getting the parts kids to find the parts.
Anyway last Sunday I took an early morning drive to a nearby Wildlife Preserve. Truck was running like a top. Almost hit a deer tho. My longest drive yet about 20 miles
Last evening I fired her up and she was running like crap, barely idle and ran really rough under throttle, so this morning I took the carb off and cleaned it put it back on and it would not start, even primed it. Checked my points to see if they had moved. Still no start.
Ran some errands and tried her again, she fired up and sounded ok, for about a minute. Arrrggg. Finally decided to put my old condenser back in and Viola she purrs again.
Danged new parts, glad I always kept the old points, condenser etc in the vehicle, just in case.
Had a heck of a time getting the parts kids to find the parts.
Anyway last Sunday I took an early morning drive to a nearby Wildlife Preserve. Truck was running like a top. Almost hit a deer tho. My longest drive yet about 20 miles
Last evening I fired her up and she was running like crap, barely idle and ran really rough under throttle, so this morning I took the carb off and cleaned it put it back on and it would not start, even primed it. Checked my points to see if they had moved. Still no start.
Ran some errands and tried her again, she fired up and sounded ok, for about a minute. Arrrggg. Finally decided to put my old condenser back in and Viola she purrs again.
Danged new parts, glad I always kept the old points, condenser etc in the vehicle, just in case.
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Ya I'm glad I grew up with points cars.
We always kept a used set in the glove box. I used the points several times but only remember using the condenser once, but it was there when I needed it.
Don't forget the matchbook cover.
We always kept a used set in the glove box. I used the points several times but only remember using the condenser once, but it was there when I needed it.
Don't forget the matchbook cover.
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I think a lot of the problem is that 12v condensers are being sold for 6v applications. "Bubba" on the Ford Barn has a machine that tests condensers and he finds 6v condensers with 2/3 the capacitance specified, which is suspiciously close to 12v specs.
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That's what's nice about the old vehicles, if you have a problem usually all you have to do is swap out a few parts, a few. Now, when my daily driver stops working I'll open the hood, look for something loose and I don't find anything it's off to the repair shop and a $500-1000 repair bill. The only good thing about the new vehicles, and everyone seems to not realize this, is they don't need the constant adjustments and maintenance our old trucks need on a regular basis. But when the new ones die, they die at a lot higher expense.
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Im glad you saved and reinstalled the old condenser. OT, Its weird for me, when I took electronics in high school the first thing they taught us was ohms law, and then what each component of a circuit was and how to test it, then on to make circuits and radios that work. Now days they don't even know what a component is.
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[QUOTE=bobj49f2;13371479]That's what's nice about the old vehicles, if you have a problem usually all you have to do is swap out a few parts, a few. Now, when my daily driver stops working I'll open the hood, look for something loose and I don't find anything it's off to the repair shop and a $500-1000 repair bill. But when the new ones die, they die at a lot higher expense.
Thats why my 96 F350 is getting a flathead. thats finale
Thats why my 96 F350 is getting a flathead. thats finale
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