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'points dizzy' 120-130 1968

posted by Danny on Mon May 5 14:58 CST 2008
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"I swapped in my points dizzy. The car would not start with the points dizzy either (yes I wired up the condenser)"

My 2 cents. You may have read this before. If so my apologies. I don't know which points distributor you've got - If the bolt connecting the points, condenser and wire to coil are not isolated from the distributor body, (SHORT to ground) you will have not spark. Rare, yes. Check that the bolt is centered in the hole (fiber locater) and that the points aren't coming in contact with the distributor body (originally a thick paper isolator was present.)

If it were me, I'd get the points dizzy to work, sort out your mileage problem, and then, if not satisfied (I mostly am) switch to yer electronic setup. [I should divulge that I have an as yet uninstalled '75 B20 distributor waiting to in the wings as well.]

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Intermittent Stalling, No Restart [120-130][1968]
posted by someone claiming to be AnnoyedmanJack on Mon May 5 00:19 CST 2008 >

Intermittent Stalling, No Restart [120-130][1968]
posted by punk240 on Mon May 5 03:48 CST 2008 > V
- Intermittent Stalling, No Restart [120-130][1968]
  posted by someone claiming to be Jack on Mon May 5 04:09 CST 2008 > V
  - Intermittent Stalling, No Restart [120-130][1968]
    posted by 122_Canadian on Mon May 5 11:09 CST 2008 > V
    - Spark Problem [120-130][1968]
      posted by RepairmanJackal subscriber on Mon May 5 11:52 CST 2008 > V
      - Spark Problem [120-130][1968]
        posted by 122_Canadian on Mon May 5 17:39 CST 2008 > V
        
        Spark Problem [120-130][1968]
        posted by someone claiming to be Jack on Tue May 6 05:10 CST 2008 > V
        
        Spark Problem [120-130][1968]
        posted by austingipsy on Tue May 6 11:46 CST 2008 > V
        
        Voltage to coil. [120-130][1968]
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        Voltage to coil. [120-130][1968]
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        Voltage to coil. [120-130][1968]
        posted by someone claiming to be jack on Wed May 7 00:09 CST 2008 > V
        
        Voltage to coil. [120-130][1968]
        posted by someone claiming to be austingipsy on Wed May 7 04:05 CST 2008 > V
        
        Spark Problem [120-130][1968]
        posted by austingipsy on Tue May 6 11:56 CST 2008 > V
        
        Intermittent, but not fully random [120-130][1968]
        posted by RepairmanJackal subscriber on Tue May 6 12:02 CST 2008 > V
        
        Intermittent, but not fully random [120-130][1968]
        posted by austingipsy on Tue May 6 12:15 CST 2008 > V
        
        Intermittent, but not fully random [120-130][1968]
        posted by RepairmanJackal subscriber on Tue May 6 12:54 CST 2008 > V
        
        Intermittent, but not fully random [120-130][1968]
        posted by austingipsy on Tue May 6 12:59 CST 2008 > V
        
        Intermittent, but not fully random [120-130][1968]
        posted by RepairmanJackal subscriber on Tue May 6 13:35 CST 2008 > V
  - Intermittent Stalling, No Restart [120-130][1968]
    posted by Blue Horse on Mon May 5 13:33 CST 2008 > V
    - Intermittent Stalling, No Restart [120-130][1968]
      posted by RepairmanJackal subscriber on Mon May 5 14:17 CST 2008 > V

Intermittent Stalling, No Restart [120-130][1968]
posted by punk240 on Mon May 5 03:49 CST 2008 > V

Intermittent Stalling, No Restart [120-130][1968]
posted by someone claiming to be Joaquin on Mon May 5 09:40 CST 2008 > V
- MSD [120-130][1968]
  posted by RepairmanJackal subscriber on Mon May 5 12:11 CST 2008 > V
  - MSD [120-130][1968]
    posted by someone claiming to be Joaquin on Tue May 6 08:01 CST 2008 > V

More Info, Need Some Guidance on the Coil/Ignition [120-130][1968]
posted by RepairmanJackal subscriber on Mon May 5 10:30 CST 2008 > V
- More Info, Need Some Guidance on the Coil/Ignition [120-130][1968]
  posted by volvorelix on Mon May 5 14:27 CST 2008 > V
  - Which switch connection would stall the car? [120-130][1968]
    posted by RepairmanJackal subscriber on Mon May 5 15:40 CST 2008 > V
    - Which switch connection would stall the car? [120-130][1968]
      posted by volvorelix on Mon May 5 16:48 CST 2008 > V
- 'points dizzy' [120-130][1968]
  posted by Danny on Mon May 5 14:58 CST 2008 > V
  - History of my Dizzy, The whole problem up to now. [120-130][1968]
    posted by RepairmanJackal subscriber on Mon May 5 15:34 CST 2008 > V
    - History of my Dizzy, The whole problem up to now. [120-130][1968]
      posted by derek uk subscriber on Mon May 5 22:30 CST 2008 > V
      - History of my Dizzy, The whole problem up to now. [120-130][1968]
        posted by RepairmanJackal subscriber on Mon May 5 23:20 CST 2008 > V

Intermittent Stalling, No Restart [120-130][1968]
posted by Greig on Tue May 6 04:03 CST 2008 > V
- I can use that advice, thanks! [120-130][1968]
  posted by someone claiming to be Jack on Tue May 6 05:07 CST 2008 > V

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