points gap?
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.016 should work till you ditch the points and get modern....
You should get fire of some sort even with poor point gap. Try the .016 and see what you have. You should trace it out from battery to plug electrode. Don't focus on the point gap once it's at .016.
Also, what about timing? Did you move or remove/replace the distributor? How about the timing chain? Go over everything you did.
Good luck.
You should get fire of some sort even with poor point gap. Try the .016 and see what you have. You should trace it out from battery to plug electrode. Don't focus on the point gap once it's at .016.
Also, what about timing? Did you move or remove/replace the distributor? How about the timing chain? Go over everything you did.
Good luck.
Last edited by 85e150; Sep 16, 2007 at 03:18 PM.
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Laughing Gas
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Ok, it is at .016" gap.
I have fire in the distributor.
NO FIRE at the Plugs. I pulled two to check.
I changed a burnt up ground wire inside the distributor, but still no fire. I think I'm going to change the wire from the points out to the coil ( it is missing some insulation).
I just don't understand how it could run (poorly) when I parked it and now not fire at all a few hours later?
I have fire in the distributor.
NO FIRE at the Plugs. I pulled two to check.
I changed a burnt up ground wire inside the distributor, but still no fire. I think I'm going to change the wire from the points out to the coil ( it is missing some insulation).
I just don't understand how it could run (poorly) when I parked it and now not fire at all a few hours later?
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Take the cap off, turn the switch on, and take an insulated screw driver and pry points apart. You should see good fire there. You can spin motor using solenoid and screw driver. Best thing ti sto change it over to a breakerless ignition like the Petronix Ignitor http://www.pertronix.com/. They make up for a worn distributor and last forever. Very easy to install!!
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Laughing Gas
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Rats ate the wire...I bought it at a farm auction where they had a bad rat problem eating their feed. Rats had ate all the wiring on a Massey Ferguson tractor.
I changed the wire with two used ones I had off of other old 360's.
I'm going to change the main coil wire to the distributor cap next....
I changed the wire with two used ones I had off of other old 360's.
I'm going to change the main coil wire to the distributor cap next....
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Originally Posted by Bigles
Take the cap off, turn the switch on, and take an insulated screw driver and pry points apart. You should see good fire there. You can spin motor using solenoid and screw driver. Best thing ti sto change it over to a breakerless ignition like the Petronix Ignitor http://www.pertronix.com/. They make up for a worn distributor and last forever. Very easy to install!!
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Originally Posted by Danger_Dave
mine is on constant right now, but i think i will just go back to the other one and advance it a bit.
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Laughing Gas
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Got her running, changed the little wire from the points and put four new spark plugs in it (all that would come out).............
Fired right up.
I never could see any spark on the spark plugs once removed and the engine turning over with everything else hooked up? Maybe should have waited until near dark, or get some glasses?
Now I have to keep working on those other four spark plugs with PB blaster etc...
The automatic choke was sticking and the darn thing was flooded in addition to the bad wires around the distributor...
So now I have a line on things, thanks.
Fired right up.
I never could see any spark on the spark plugs once removed and the engine turning over with everything else hooked up? Maybe should have waited until near dark, or get some glasses?
Now I have to keep working on those other four spark plugs with PB blaster etc...
The automatic choke was sticking and the darn thing was flooded in addition to the bad wires around the distributor...
So now I have a line on things, thanks.
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Laughing Gas
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I had the spark plugs laying on the cast iron intake, I thought that would be sufficient ground to see some spark small as it might be.
I just feel stupid, I broke the porcelain on one plug (second one on the drivers side) rounded it off using a six point deep well socket and bent what was left so I doubt that cylinder is firing right...
I just feel stupid, I broke the porcelain on one plug (second one on the drivers side) rounded it off using a six point deep well socket and bent what was left so I doubt that cylinder is firing right...
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