Goin ta dinna..........
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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dukeboy440
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quite possibly.
yep.
Houston, we have ignition. She coughed and sputtered to life but does idle. It's off a tad, I think timing needs adjusted but she doesn't smoke. Ran it about 30-45 seconds. Didn't wanna run too long as I wait for the v belts for the water pump.
So, Chris. Going to enlighten us?
What was de problemo?
What was de problemo?
Yea! Good to hear.
dukeboy440
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Well to be honest. I'm not really sure. I went and swapped all the plug wires from the brand new set that I'd bought last week to the set that had been on the car for Lord knows how long. I got some spark then, but it wasn't wanting to fire. Out of desperation, I switched back to the old ballast resistor and bam, fired right up
I searched for my "lick" button but had to settle for the "like" button.
dukeboy440
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Read up ding dong, I already said what the issue was,The Drama king wont tell.......
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
So what you had was a bad connection at the ballast resistor.
dukeboy440
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Most likely but I'd tested it earlier per the books instructions with a test light, it flashed as it was supposed too so I don't know
I just dont know why he did not hot wire like I told him. Would eliminate the resistor. I just thought he wanted to see if it ran....
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Little known NASA history factoid. Apollo 12 actually had a lunar rover, but dust clogged the air intake from the compressed air supply and it wouldn’t run so NASA never showed it...
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Sneak preview of the Apollo 2025 lunar rover. Artist’s rendering of course...
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Cold beer anyone?
dukeboy440
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I think you suggested that earlier too
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
You REALLY need a multimeter. Test light doesn’t tell you squat.
dukeboy440
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Yep I do. I think I'll try the harbor freight one Tim suggested. The Walmart one sucks
MomsDuster
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Got the trans in! Now back to the grind of the little things, so many of them, until the bankroll increases. 
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Working without a multimeter to diagnose electrical issues is like trying to use one of these to figure out what the problem is...
dukeboy440
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Cause honestly, I'd forgotten about your suggestion to do that
dukeboy440
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Nice!! Refresh my crappy memory, rebuilt the trans or converter issue?Got the trans in! Now back to the grind of the little things, so many of them, until the bankroll increases.
Hmmm OK.....you do know that there are SOME smart guys on the forum, that want to help you. IMO you should pay attention....I have learned a lot here, so , so can you.
Or you can just wing it......
MomsDuster
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Neither, just got around to putting it in. The whole project is still in the building process.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Or learn not to trust your crappy memory...and learn to TAKE NOTES!Hmmm OK.....you do know that there are SOME smart guys on the forum, that want to help you. IMO you should pay attention....I have learned a lot here, so , so can you.
dukeboy440
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yep I try too pay attention.Hmmm OK.....you do know that there are SOME smart guys on the forum, that want to help you. IMO you should pay attention....I have learned a lot here, so , so can you.
Ahh ok. Well that's good regardless
yeah. I'm rapidly learning I can't memorize stuff as well as I used too. Dang near had a photographic memory. Could read something once and recit it from memory . Now adays, I find myself forgetting little stuff. Have to read stuff multiple times on occasions. Didn't notice it before my seizures started but the doc swears memory loss isn't a side effect of seizures
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