Put the points and condesor back in and try it again.
Bob
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From: Bob Chansler <bobchansler@yahoo.com>
> Oh wise sages, I need some guidance to get my 235 back in running order. This
> 235 is in my 56 truck. I has about 30k miles on it since a rebuild in 1964. It
> had been running fairly decently (not great) and all of a sudden runs like
> crap. It hesitates on take off and only seems to run good above about 2500
> rpm. It had been sitting for several months and my first thought was bad gas.
> Not sure how old the gas is but at least 6 months. The tank was almost empty,
> so I filled it up and drove it about 20 miles. I got it back home and it
> stalled and I could barely restart it to get it back in the shed.
> About 6
> months ago I put in a Pertonix ignition with their high output coil. Per their
> instructions, I left the plug gap at 0.035 and still use that ballast
> resistor. That change didnt seem to do much one way or the other. The only
> thing I did right before it started running poorly, was clean the oil bath air
> filter.
> I pulled a few plugs and they looked ok, not sooty or oily. I checked
> the pertronics unit and it is still securly fastened in there. I pulled the
> carb and took the top of and didnt see any crud in there. I had rebuilt it
> about a year ago. I havent run it down the road since I put the carb on last
> night, but when I stab the pedal off idle, it stumbles pretty bad which seems
> like a bad accellerator pump.
> I am going to check timing tonight and look at
> the rest of the plugs. I also should mention is I havent set the valves for
> the last 10 years which is only about 3k miles.
> So, what would you guys
> suggest as the best steps to follow to get this thing back in order?
>
> Bob
> Chansler
> Mead, CO
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