engine stall/lack of fuel
Well that didn't last long. Now she wont start. I had a feeling that was just way, too easy of a fix. I check my ignition points, which is something new to me because all previous cars I have owned had an electronic ignition. One of the positve red wires seems very brittle, so I am guessing that my points are probably bad. It comes off of the ignition module into a little cylinder, a hole on top just big enough for the one wire to enter. It is a loose connection.
A little history on the car.
I found the car sitting behind a barn, where it had sat for the last 15 years. It had a blown piston rod. I rebuilt the bottom half of the engine, replaced all the gaskets, replaced the brake master cylinder, (manual brakes, much easier than the power brakes I had to redo on a Toyota) I replaced the wheel cylindars, as they were all siezed, and ran a new break line. The automatic choke was disconnected and a jerry rigged manual choke was in place. I checked the automatic choke, which seems to work fine, and reinstalled. Also changed all the fluids. (the antifreeze was black, so I fulshed the system). I found that the head was crack, so I put some liquid copper stop leak in. Sealed the problem right up.
Since then, I have driven the car about 1400 miles, so I guess my luck is beginning to run out.:clock: For a car that sat for a long time, it has surprised me with how well it has done. I am sure there are many more suprises I head with it too.
Where can I find a decent set of igintion points?