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Rogue343
AMC Addicted Joined: Feb/16/2011 Location: Norwalk, OH Status: Offline Points: 1004 |
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Posted: May/15/2019 at 8:29am |
Buddy brought me his 74 AMX last night to look at. Quit on him last fall on the way home from a cruise. About a 1/4 mile from his house just shut off like he had turned the key off. Cranks fine, won't fire. Haven't gotten real deep into troubleshooting it just yet other than to determine it doesn't have any spark. My question, since I'm not to familiar with the aftermarket coils, is it has an Accel coil with what looks like a ballast resistor mounted on the coil bracket that the feed to the distributor goes thru. I'm guessing this resistor could have gone bad, any way to check it?
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1967 Rambler Rogue 'X' code 343 4 speed
1966 Rambler American 440 4 door Factory 290 (now 360) 4 speed VIN 100003 |
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tufcj
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You can test with an OHM meter to see if it's open. It wont hurt the coil to run the engine a short time with it bypassed. Bob tufcj
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74 Javelin AMX 67 Rogue If you need a tool and don't buy it... you'll eventually pay for it... and not have it. Henry Ford |
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304-dude
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Simplist way is to remove the resistor's connection to the coil. Make a connection with the resistor's wire for the coil with a test light or automotive bulb, being grounded. It should be fairly bright, not too dim or out when ignition is on. To test the coil, reconnect the resistor back on the coil, and disconnect the distributor lead and coil wire to distributor cap, and test the by connecting to the coil - teminal. It should be the same as for the resistor test, fairly bright. Edited by 304-dude - May/15/2019 at 9:03am |
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71 Javelin SST body
390 69 crank, 70 block & heads NASCAR SB2 rods & pistons 78 Jeep TH400 w/ 2.76 Low 50/50 Ford-AMC Suspension 79 F150 rear & 8.8 axles Ford Racing 3.25 gears & 9" /w Detroit locker |
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Phitown Hustler
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What distributor? Stock points or electronic?
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Rogue343
AMC Addicted Joined: Feb/16/2011 Location: Norwalk, OH Status: Offline Points: 1004 |
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Stock distributor with points and condensor.
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1967 Rambler Rogue 'X' code 343 4 speed
1966 Rambler American 440 4 door Factory 290 (now 360) 4 speed VIN 100003 |
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bigbad69
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Are the points opening and closing as the engine cranks? Disconnect the condenser and try running the car - it will run without the condenser, but will burn the points if continued for an extended period of time. If it runs without the condenser, but not with it, the condenser is shorted - replace it. Don't assume it's good because it's brand new.
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69 Javelin SST BBO 390 T10
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Rogue343
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I kind of suspect the condensor as well. I know they are notorious for taking a sh!t with no warning. Checked the coil and ballast per 304dude's info and they checked out. Got power to the points as well. Points opening and closing as well. Pulled the dizzy last night with the intent of replacing points/condensor both. Easier to do it out of the car.
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1967 Rambler Rogue 'X' code 343 4 speed
1966 Rambler American 440 4 door Factory 290 (now 360) 4 speed VIN 100003 |
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