Sounds like the coil. My 52 did the same thing. It's good to have several
sets of points and another distributor cap too. I found when my car ran
rough 98% of the time it was the ignition system. This after retuning the
carbs etc., etc. several times before I realized the problem was the
ignition. Do reset the valves too. It only takes 10 minutes. If the points
are pitted too much replace them. Clean each plug or put new ones in. This
is many times the problem. In fact it has been my problem the last 3 times
that I had trouble with the engine.
1. Pointss
2. Coil
3. Plugs
4. Valves
Good luck,
Steve
52 TD
Steve
52 TD
Roger Wilt wrote:
> My 51 TD was running rough at the end of the fall so I spent much of the
> winter working on the fuel system only to fire up this spring and find
> the same problem. I then started into the electrical system only to find
> my points (with about 1000 miles on them) had developed an unsual wear
> pattern in which metal from one point was deposited on the other
> creating a cone/valley pattern. I filed them down and the car ran better
> but a check at 100 miles shows the same thing starting again.
>
> ............
> . .
> . .
> .... .... SEE Sophisticated diagraham!
> . .
> .... . ... Is this condensor(also 1000 miles old)?
> . . . . Posssibly coil? (did test coil using voltmeter
> . . . method previously discussed and on the
> ............ second test, tower to terminal, I got 4000
> instead of the suggested 6-30,000)
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Roger
> 51 TD
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