Starting wierdness
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 61
Likes: 0
Starting wierdness
I'm having some starting wierdness I need some help with. The engine won't fire while I'm cranking it, but the second I release the key it fires. It doesn't do it all the time but it seems to act up when the engine is at operating temp. My truck is a 72 F-100 2wd with a 302. It has electronic igniton from a later, unknown year retrofitted to it. Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks
Hartski
Hartski
Elder User
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 920
Likes: 0
From: Westminster, Colorado
Could it be a bad ignition switch?
I'm thinking maybe the contact for the "run" position is not gettting juice when you turn it to "start", then get's juice when it drops back to the "run" position....
Just a guess.
I'm thinking maybe the contact for the "run" position is not gettting juice when you turn it to "start", then get's juice when it drops back to the "run" position....
Just a guess.
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,230
Likes: 0
From: East Flat Rock NC
hartski
Welcome to (FTE)!
It sounds like the coil is not getting full ( Voltage ) when the switch is in the start position!
Also you said you changed the ignition, if you by chance are running a bigger ( Coil ) or
a racing type (Coil) you may want to wire it where it gets and stays at full (Voltage) at start up
and while it is running.
Wally Womack
Welcome to (FTE)!
It sounds like the coil is not getting full ( Voltage ) when the switch is in the start position!
Also you said you changed the ignition, if you by chance are running a bigger ( Coil ) or
a racing type (Coil) you may want to wire it where it gets and stays at full (Voltage) at start up
and while it is running.
Wally Womack
Last edited by Pro-Street/StateTK; Oct 30, 2008 at 10:55 PM. Reason: adding welcome
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
