Dave,
Did you check that tiny wire inside the dizzy? It's cloth covered
and sometimes hits ground and shorts out.
chuck
Dwgwater@aol.com wrote:
>My luck ran out on Sunday, when the Midget (1970) stranded me on the side of
>the road about 2 miles from home. It started missing, as it has been recently
>when it gets hot, then just stopped, like someone threw a switch. It was over
>90, so I thought letting it cool might help, but it didn't. I checked for
>spark with a timing light, and there isn't any. I hooked up a dwell meter,
>and the points seem to be working. The dwell isn't spot on, but it's close
>enough that the car should run. I tried a new coil, since the miss had been
>heat related, but that didn't help. ALl the LT wires look OK. The end of
>lead from the coil to the distrib. cap isn't in great shape. Can I cut off an
>inch and stuff it into the coil tower just to get home? I plan to pull the
>distrib. tonight to look for a loose wire or something. Any other roadside
>diagnostic suggestions?
>
>Thanks
>Dave Groundwater
>(longtime lurker)
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