D'OH: wrenching fail

[captainofiron]

So I have been trying to get my 65 SS looking nicer under the hood.

I bought all sorts of goodies for it, including a FAST (Crane Cams) XR-i points eliminator kit

The car ran before, but a little bad and was hard to start (typical old points stuff)

BUT I have gone through the instructions like 10 times and I cannot get the car to run

Finally I get the coil to start pulsing, so I put the cap back on and crank, no start...

Get back out under the hood and I see the rotor sitting on the radiator... FAIL x1

I pop the cap put the rotor on and start to crank it again, looks like its going to start, then it backfires and coil stops pulsing. I give up for the night

Next day I get back in there and I see it, I had wired up the distributor like on a Pontiac, counter clock wise.... FAIL x2

[1QUICKZ28]

Think many of us have been there. I call them brain farts now. LOL. Smart man to walk away and start fresh the next day. Glad to see it all worked out. You'll have to post up some pictures.


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[Stormyweather]

Yes with those point eliminantors you have to have 12 volts. Check that and good luck.

It's not how fast you mow. It's how you mow fast.

[captainofiron]

Yes with those point eliminantors you have to have 12 volts. Check that and good luck.

It's not how fast you mow. It's how you mow fast.

this one seems to be really finicky.

I have about 8.5-9.2 volts while cranking, the instructions say you need at least 9

unfortunately I drained the battery after cranking it so long with no rotor.... FACEPALM

I need to order a battery charger

[Stormyweather]

Your starter should have on the solnoid a termanl marked I that for itsfor the coil + termnal it gives the coil power so when you are in start mode the coil gets a full 12 volts or at least 12 volts at start after you let off the key that termanl isnt engaged . While starting you will loose some voltage to start run cause the starters take some amprage and volts to work.. More so on the older starters some take 20+ amps to operate so yes you will see a voltage drop when starting

[Stormyweather]

Your starter should have on the solnoid a termanl marked I that for itsfor the coil + termnal it gives the coil power so when you are in start mode the coil gets a full 12 volts or at least 12 volts at start after you let off the key that termanl isnt engaged . While starting you will loose some voltage to start run cause the starters take some amprage and volts to work.. More so on the older starters some take 20+ amps to operate so yes you will see a voltage drop when starting. so if you havent got a wrire make one and run it to the coil.

[captainofiron]

Your starter should have on the solnoid a termanl marked I that for itsfor the coil + termnal it gives the coil power so when you are in start mode the coil gets a full 12 volts or at least 12 volts at start after you let off the key that termanl isnt engaged . While starting you will loose some voltage to start run cause the starters take some amprage and volts to work.. More so on the older starters some take 20+ amps to operate so yes you will see a voltage drop when starting

Yea it has both the wire from the starter for power while cranking and the resistor wire from the key for regular driving.

I ran an extra (also thicker) wire for MO' POWAH but my battery was too low.

[Stormyweather]

Yeah I forgot to add that there's a resistor as well sounds like you've got it.

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