Why does the OD supply wire go to the ignition coil?
There should be an extra terminal on the ignition switch for it.
But I doubt that it the cause of your problem. Unfortunately
I can't suggest anything else. It could be a momentary short
in the OD circuit pulling down the voltage, but that would
probably have other side effects like blown fuses or melted wires.
It could also be a grounding problem or a corroded connector, since
those are the most common causes of electrical problems in general.
Make sure the battery-chassis-engine ground cable is OK.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 11:48 AM 3/14/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>List,
>I recently experienced a problem with my OD and the ignition circuit. Every
>so often, without any warning my engine will stop. It had to be electical
>as it sometimes started right back up several minutes later. I shot wires
>and never found any shorts etc. What I did find is that if I remove the OD
>power wire from the coil the started immediately. I could then replace the
>wire and it would continue to run. I tried moving the power wire from the
>coil to the power side of the fuse box and experienced the same problem.
>Until last week it only happened while the car was running. Just last week
>it wouldn't start unless I removed the wire. As soon as I did it started
>immediately. I checked the wire for shorts etc., and found nothing. That
>power wire goes to the switch then to the relay. It doesn't matter if the
>switch was off or on. Any ideas? If it was a bad switch I would think it
>wouldn't have the problem unless it was on. If it was the relay it wouldn't
>have the problem unless the switch was on either. Ideas?
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