Seeking troubleshooting experience

[Tom in TN]

Well, for those watching- I believe I may have found the source of my multiple mis-firing.
I got the radiator out, removed the distributor and started looking...One set of points looked pretty typical and was something you could touch-up with emery cloth. But the OTHER set of points had some very lousy tips. Pits, bulges and crust were all you could see. I call them burnt up.
So, if one set is burnt up, wouldn't that lead to a mis-firing engine?

FYI, me and points are not gonna do this dance again. I talked to a tech at Pertronix and he gave me the ignitor part number for my Mallory Dist and I will be running a Pertronix unit.

[deuce_roadster]

You may have 2 bad coils. OF course, that is what the Pertronix person would tell you to do.
I have points in all my flatheads and have zero problems with any of them.

[Planojc]

You can save yourself a lot of headaches if you take your distributor to Third Gen. and let them do their thing to it.

[Flatmotors]

You may have vacuum leaks from the intake, or the condenser may be bad. Good luck!

[Tom in TN]

Ok, y’all. This post is meant for those who have been patiently waiting to find out how things worked out with my 34’s engine…so here we go.
What I changed:
New Pertronix Flame Thrower coil
New Pertronix Ignitor kit #ML-181; fits my Mallory Dist.
New Accel plug wires (yes, still yellow)
New Autolite plugs
New fuel pressure gauge –showing 3lbs on the nose
Radiator was repaired and pressure tested.
2 new lower radiator hoses lubed with NAPA Sil-Glyde

The verdict?
It runs like a dream without ANY sign of missing AT ALL.
Idles low and steady but still takes a foot in the carb without hesitation.

I call this a success!

Thanks to everyone who tossed their 2 cents in. I sure appreciate it.
Tom in TN

[Bored&Stroked]

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Great news! Glad you have it sorted out and that it is running well . . . now drive the heck out of it!

[mfirth]

That is GR8 news. Now, I hope the Pertronix doesn't fail for you like some I know of have. No replacing simple parts here. When it quits, it is done .........

[Tom in TN]

Originally Posted by mfirth

That is GR8 news. Now, I hope the Pertronix doesn't fail for you like some I know of have. No replacing simple parts here. When it quits, it is done .........

True, but out of 3 of my cars I installed them on- I have had no failures...as of yet. :-)
and to be honest I believe I could replace the Pertronix module without pulling the dist.
Could I do that with points...??? I kinda doubt it.

[32philly]

Been having lots of condenser failures lately. Mallory is the worst.

[32philly]

Glad to hear you fixed your Ford!