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I am guessing based on your statement then I should probably try and hook back up that second dark blue wire again? If the choke was set too rich, would that cause some gas to leak out of the carb or is there an issue with the new gasket they put on when it was rebuilt?

Thanks for all the help, that worked great. Pumped the pedal about 6 times and she started right up, well died the first time but that was because I let off the gas. Still have to figure out how to set the choke though to help it run a bit better right out of the gate. Guessing I will just have...

So just to confirm, on the ballist/resistor, I should have the dark blue wire and the choke wire on one side, then the brown wire and the positive coil wire on the other side.

OK, so tonight in the humid weather of Wisconsin, the wife gave me a few minutes to work on the car. I disconnected the 2nd blue wire to the resistor and removed the choke wire from the coil. Pumped the pedal a few times and she almost turned over. Pumped a few more times and she turned over...

But if I put just the one dark blue wire and the brown wire on the resistor and still got 12 volts, doesn't that tell me that I am not losing the voltage in the block or on the ignition? Is the coil pulling too much? I thought maybe it was because we had hooked up the electric choke to the coil...

OK, I will give that stuff a try in a few days. I have a bachelor party to go to for a friend today, so no working on the car today and probably be too hung over tomorrow! :occasion: I will keep you posted on what I am finding. Thanks again for all the help, it is greatly appreciated.

OK, so I started from square one. Pulled the dark blue line that didn't have voltage and pulled all plugs off the coil side and turned the key on. Got about 12 volts on both sides of the resistor. So then I connected up the brown wire and it stayed at 12 volts on both sides. I then added the...

You are right on the 'box', it says IGN and FLD. Two wires, one a push on the other a screw terminal. So what sounds normal, the wire configuration or the voltage? What is the easiest way to check the connections in that block? Do they come out easy?

OK, back home, here is what I have. On the top post I have 2 dark blue wires. One looks like it is coming from the Ign. box on the firewall. The other one is coming from the big block of wires (sorry for the technical term). Then on the bottom post I have a brown wire, which also goes back to...

It is only a 2 post resistor. I believe everything is stock our at least that is the way it appears. I can try to post pics when I get home tonight. There are trip wires tied together on one female fitting on both terminals of the resistor

I am at work right now so I can't give you details but if I remember correctly there are two wires on the top and two wires on the bottom of the resistor. Could that be my issue? I will try to look and determine wire colors tonight when I get home and post them for your help. Thanks for the help!

I am hoping this is a quick one for someone. I am having issues getting my car to start up. It is a '64 Barracuda with a 318 in it. I believe it is the factory coil that was on the motor when the previous owner put it in. When I check the voltage on the resistor on the firewall, I get 11.6 on...

They are newer plugs and are very black. Can't say whether they were a sticky black or a dry black. I did notice that the threads seemed like they may have been wet, but everything else was dry. Is it a timing thing? Any other tests I can do to try to figure this out?

When I pulled all the plugs they looked pretty black. I thought that meant that it was running rich. The carb was just professionally rebuilt, so I am not sure that is the problem, unless something came through the fuel line. Just not sure what else to check. Timing seemed to be OK, had it set...

So I thought the distributor was my issue, so I ran the engine for a while and pulled all the plugs to make sure they all burned the fuel off. And of course they did. So now I am not sure what is making the engine wobble at higher rpms? Any ideas?

Yeah it has a mild cam and a AFB 4 barrel, so pretty mild. Was just thinking it would be easier to go with an aftermarket setup, but I am open to any suggestions as I am not an expert in ignition stuff. Thanks.

I am looking to upgrade to a new distributor, can someone make some suggestions for me? I have a 65 barracuda with a 318. looking one with vacuum advance and without points. Thanks in advance.

I have been using a lot of used batteries that the local parts shop tells me are still good. I get about one good start out of the battery and then disconnect it. Next time I try to turn the car over, nothing. I have already replaced the starter, so I am pretty sure that isn't the issue. I...