Jerry,
I recognized you from my post at another site last year
The format here seems a little easier for me.
I have bee getting help from a guy re a retro on my motor and I will share a few details.
As of yesterday i thought my project was pooched and cash down the drain due to a bad distributor; it looks like I may have found light at the end of the tunnel --- after getting passed my ignorance...
1976 Chrysler 140 4 stroke
Optical distributor
Started it last summer and it ran for 10 minutes after years in storage. Never got it running again before SNOW.
Pulled it back home a week ago.
Thinking I fried the CD last year trying to unflood it forgetting toground plugs, I broke the piggy bank and ordered a MDS Streetfire CD per Mark Everett's
mod on YT. Still no go. A buddy helped me check coil, which turned out to be bad. Ordered a MSD coil (works).
Still no spark at plugs -- ug -- all that $.
In my ignotrance I thought the plug wires were bonded to the cap, as the rotor is, NOT SO. after removing two screws I see the wires can be changed.
I jsut did a continuity test on all 4 wires and the coil wire; only the coil wire and #1 have continuity ---why did #1 not light up when I turned it over...still I will change the wires.
These wires are braided metal not carbon core, the instructions say not to use solid metal, whether that means carbon core is a question. These worked previously so I will stay the course, unless the HOTTER CD box needs carbo-core.
Perhaps I can finally get this boat running.
I would rather be using it than working on it, especially pushing September.
Hopefully this stuff is becoming less of a mystery for me.
Dave
PS I think it was you who gave me the heads up on my driveshaft seal when I changed the water pump. TX
This post is 9 years old.
He only posted once and never came back??
You should start your own thread.
Is there something you need?
Try to include the year and model and serial# if requesting parts or repairs.
After 3 or is it 5??posts, you can add pics.
If you need you can use shutterfly to add photo's.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Oh yea WELCOME!