2wrench
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Hello, everyone. Car is deciding to just shut down. Idles....stops. I start it....idles, might even run a while....stops. Pushed it home
on the last run.
Found no spark past the coil. Went to remove negative wire from coil.....saw sparks.....bolted it back down. Car started and ran, then stopped.
Replaced old coil with new coil. 12 Volt 1.5 ohm for my ballasted setup.
Car started great. Thought I was done. Idled in garage for five minutes. Shut down. Immediate startup. Idles....shut down.
HISTORY COULD BE OF VALUE: Recently installed HVDA transmission. Grabbed one of the green "power" wires to the old overdrive
and hooked it to the backup lights. After driving a couple hundred miles, started having this car shutting down, especially at idle, but
then started coughing while driving until it decided to quit. Car has been sitting until this afternoon when I replaced the coil.
I don't think I properly taped off the green "power" wires and I wonder if they could be causing a short to the coil. Do you think I could
have other issues with regard to points, cap, rotor? Timing? Timing could be in there. I do remember the car coughed while
accelerating uphill grade in 5th gear.
Any thoughts?
Thanks.
on the last run.
Found no spark past the coil. Went to remove negative wire from coil.....saw sparks.....bolted it back down. Car started and ran, then stopped.
Replaced old coil with new coil. 12 Volt 1.5 ohm for my ballasted setup.
Car started great. Thought I was done. Idled in garage for five minutes. Shut down. Immediate startup. Idles....shut down.
HISTORY COULD BE OF VALUE: Recently installed HVDA transmission. Grabbed one of the green "power" wires to the old overdrive
and hooked it to the backup lights. After driving a couple hundred miles, started having this car shutting down, especially at idle, but
then started coughing while driving until it decided to quit. Car has been sitting until this afternoon when I replaced the coil.
I don't think I properly taped off the green "power" wires and I wonder if they could be causing a short to the coil. Do you think I could
have other issues with regard to points, cap, rotor? Timing? Timing could be in there. I do remember the car coughed while
accelerating uphill grade in 5th gear.
Any thoughts?
Thanks.