The only thing that comes to mind is that you've mixed-up the wires going to
the coil.
One wire is from the ignition switch, it is hot when you turn the key to
"start" or "run."
If you have the wire to the points on the same terminal of the coil as this
wire the
small wire in the distributor will effectively become a fusible link, and it'll
melt as soon
as you turn the key to run (at least this will spare the rest of your wiring).
You should have:
1) one wire coming from the ignition switch
2) one wire to the distributor/points
3) one wire to the battery disconnect/point-ground switch in the boot
(2) and (3) should be connected on the (+) or (CB) terminal on the coil. The
wire
from the ignition switch should be on the (-) or (SW) terminal on the coil. My
wiring
diagram shows (1) as "W" (white), (2) and (3) as "WB" (white with black tracer).
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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Subject: Re: coil
> List ,Bob apond checking the parts were wrong box they sent me was right.so
>now I have to contack moss for a
> replacement and to make good on the parts I cook and what parts that I have
>not found out to be bad cause of
> this.Since 1958 this car always had points.I runed three set of points/cond
>and that little wire(I had extra wire)
> after taking out the ignition.so what could be wrong if I an still cooking.
>I don`t want to cook anything else.
> Thanks Steven 58bn4
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
> Date: Sunday, February 13, 2005 2:49 pm
> Subject: Re: coil
>
>> Stephen,
>>
>> re:
>> "My new coil has pos neg witch is pos. cb or sw"
>>
>> Points always switch to ground. For (your) positive ground car,
>> the "Pos" terminal
>> should go to the distributor/points. It'll actually work the
>> other way, but less
>> efficiently than it should.
>>
>> re:
>> "do I get a new wire inside the dist or do I make a new one myself"
>>
>> This is a special type of wire; it has to be flexible to allow for
>> the movement of the
>> advance (points mounting) plate. I would advise against trying to
>> improvise this part.
>> The usual suspects (Moss, Hemphill's, VB, etc.) should stock this
>> (probably as part of a kit).
>>
>> Recommend you disconnect your battery ground connection while you
>> do electrical work,
>> it'll help keep the smoke from escaping prematurely ;)
>>
>>
>> bs
>> ********************************************
>> Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
>> '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
>> ********************************************
>>
>> Subject: coil
>>
>>
>> > Hi everybody I have a problem I tride to change out my points
>> to an electronic ignition well that didnot work so back
>> > to points a, friend tryed to help. Well I cook my points and the
>> wire from dist. to points. My new coil has pos neg
>> > witch is pos. cb or sw I have to start over. So the wires going
>> to the coil, black with white strip goes to witch
>> > side and two white wire goes to the other side and were do I get
>> a new wire inside the dist or do I make a new one
>> > myself. When it comes to electrics I`m at a lose. Thanks Steven
>> 58bn4 still pos ground
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