Coils n stuff
What a coincidence.....I drove my Ford down to the Windsor Military Tattoo and while arriving at the site she died...did all the preliminary stuff for vapour lock. Even went so far as taking the fuel pump off and priming by hand...had fuel....mmmmm Jordan Baker happened to pop his head in and asked if I had spark. Voila....no spark. Also weak battery after a series of cranking. With the vast knowledge of Geoff Bottoms, a check was done to see if points were opening...yup....so the coil was dead. He went out and picked up a new 6 volt coil and charged up the battery. Still no spark....so down under and replaced the rotor as well....and voila...she started up. I was using an original NOS coil which sat on top and above the engine. I understand they tend to fail as they are tar filled and the new repro ones are resin filled and more trustworthey. Things to do.....carry spares of all electrical components. Will check the resistor angle as well to try to elimate any future mishaps....Geoff has an interesting story about getting to the Tattoo as well.
Cheers from Windsor
Mike Timoshyk
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