The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

success!!! problem solved 444-544

posted by  Fredneck Tom on  Wed Aug 31 13:39 CST 2016
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

Finally figured out the problem.
when I put in the new points and condenser,I put the dizzy on the bench and noticed that the insulating washers around the terminal on the side of the dizzy where the condenser and primary wire to the coil attach need replacing. I replaced the washer on the outside with an old style rubber faucet washer. Fit good and seemed to work fine. The rubber must have some metalic content as a check with an ohm meter showed that it was slightly conductive and prevented the points from breaking the circuit completely.
why the Japanese coil would work at all I don't know.
I installed the new Bosch coil, took the car for a drive running up to red line many times and it never missed a beat. Life is good!
sometimes the smallest mistake can drive you crazy. Tom





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.