CMLove wrote:
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> Listers;
>
> The next problem that just cropped up is with the '74 midget spark, I
> think. I just need to talk and get some thoughts from others if you
> don't mind. This list has no problem speaking their mind, do they? Ha!
> Ha!
>
> The '74 runs really well most of the time, but during the last few weeks
> it has died on three occasions without any warning. While driving the
> engine just stops firing and after playing with the car for 20 or 30
> minutes and not really changing anything, it starts back up as if
> nothing is wrong and purrs like a kitten. Runs for maybe a day or so
> and does the same thing again. Same result....
>
> After some thought I don't think it is the fuel system. I think it is
> in the electricals. I am thinking that it might be a bad coil. Maybe
> after getting hot, it quits working and then cools down and starts
> again. Any thoughts about how to proceed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Monty
One thing to check before replacing the coil is the rivets that hold the
low tension terminals to the coil.
I had a similar problem once and it turned out to be a loose rivet on
the coil.
It may also be a loose ground strap or other wire under the dizzy cap.
The thin ground wire tends to break with age. (don't we all?)
--
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
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