In a message dated 98-03-25 20:35:06 EST, you write:
> Symptoms:
>
> With the points closed I am only getting 8Volts at the CD (+) terminal of
> the coil. When I open the points manually
> the voltage jumps to 12.5V ( I get a nice healthy spark). As a result the
> car has a hard time starting. If I then run a
> lead from the battery + terminal to the CB terminal of the coil, the car
> starts instantly. So I am assumed that the problem l
> lay with the points/coi/condenser
>
Gerry:
Is your ignition switch getting warm? Measurer the voltage across it and find
out if that's where you're loosing the 4.5 V. Sounds like the problem is
somewhere between the + terminal of the ignition coil and the battery. That
4.5 V is dropping somewhere, if not across the switch, then across a terminal,
a wire, or a fuse. Make sure there is no ballast resistor, 8 V might be just
right if there is a ballast resistor.
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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