Frustration

[Woodie1]

That screw is nice & snug SDJason. Thanks.

[Patrick L.]

Originally Posted by Woodie1

The Ammeter shows charge with engine running & discharge with lights on.

Then the ammeter seems to be working correctly and the battery should stay charged.


Checking the wiring from the starter thru to the distributor/points for opens and grounds doesn't take too long. Look things over closely and don't be afraid to 'wiggle' things while attached to a continuity meter or test light. Give the key switch a good workout with a continuity meter attached. Check that key switch isn't contacting the fuel tank intermittently, depending on what switch you have.

[Tinbasher]

Check to see if the Distributor is grounding to the engine. Put a jumper between the dist. body anda ground. Sometimes rust will form between the too and you get a poor ground. My thoughts.

[shew01]

Does the coil get warm to the touch after the car is otherwise cold? Mine did that, and it turned out to be a defective pop out switch.


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[Woodie1]

I don't have a pop out switch anymore. This one is made by Nu-Rex. I'll try these ideas when I get at it again.

[katy]

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When I first restored the car it would fire right up, that was 36 years ago. I must be over looking something now. Any ideas?

I went out this morning to test things on the car & the battery was dead.

Try a new or different (good) battery