The Ford Barn

dean333 · 10-02-2023, 10:10 AM

Fun times ahead. Drove 41 miles to a car show yesterday, averaged 50-55 mph, ran great. 21 miles into trip home in 85 degree weather it just quit running. Noticed ammeter wasn’t charging beforehand, showed discharge when braking and went back to just below zero when resuming the drive. After dying out cranks like it has no spark. Checked after sitting 45 minutes and 2 hours, no go. Came home on the tow truck. Checked 6 hours later, same. I plan on troubleshooting later today. It’s all stock with the helmet distributor and dome top coil.

10-02-2023, 10:10 AM	#1
dean333 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Shorewood Illinois Posts: 1,062	33 stopped running Fun times ahead. Drove 41 miles to a car show yesterday, averaged 50-55 mph, ran great. 21 miles into trip home in 85 degree weather it just quit running. Noticed ammeter wasn’t charging beforehand, showed discharge when braking and went back to just below zero when resuming the drive. After dying out cranks like it has no spark. Checked after sitting 45 minutes and 2 hours, no go. Came home on the tow truck. Checked 6 hours later, same. I plan on troubleshooting later today. It’s all stock with the helmet distributor and dome top coil. __________________ Tim Carlig