First - thanks to all of those that offered advice when our Series IIA
decided to die in the middle if I-80 in rush hour :P Since it just finished
it's 40 mile test drive without a hitch (including going up and down large
hills, speeds from 15 to 50, and numerous stops) we're calling it fixed.
First steps were to replace the wires and plugs, rotor arm, distributor cap,
and adjust the alternator belt (there was the intermittent squealing on take
off of a loose belt so we tightened it down to take that out of the mix).
The way it's acting made me think the problem lay between the coil and the
pertronix, so we tried the quick tune-up options first.
Rode out to breakfast and she started hesitating again within 5 miles.
Stopped to fill the tank since it was on 1/4 (in case the problem was a
clogged breather or a faulty gauge), and noticed that the breather hose had
a kink in it! I tied a wrap around the hose to force it back into an 'o'
shape, and then rove fine up to the restaurant (another mile or so) without
incident. In case this was the prob all along, we decided to take her and
see about replacing the hose. Drove another ten miles without incident.
Stopped at an auto parts store, replaced the breather hose, and headed home.
All was looking good... But then two or three miles down the road, the
truck suddenly sputtered and died and we had to coast into the Wal-Mart
parking lot.
At this point, I decided the best thing to do would be to go grab a spare
coil (just in case) and tools. After a few hours we returned. First thing
to be checked was fuel. Fuel is definitely not the issue - she wouldn't
start, yet there was plenty of fuel coming from the fuel pump. Replaced the
wire from the coil to the fuse box, replaced the positive battery cable,
replaced one of the alternator wires. Even with this, she would start, idle
fine, but when you went to move she would sputter out and die almost
immediately. The next part was to swap the coil. Previously, I had taken
the spade terminals from the old Lucas coil and fixed them to the screw on
posts of the new coil so I could use the existing spade connectors. Just in
case they were causing some problem, I replaced the three connectors (Coil
+, Pertronix +, Pertronix - ) with eye connectors and screwed them down onto
the coil. This seemed to work, and I got back home (a trip of only three or
four miles) without a hitch. I decided that was enough adventure for one
day and let her sit overnight.
Today we did the test run - a 5 mile drive to breakfast, then the workout...
There's a 2.5 mile loop around our town that encompasses two stops, speed
limits from 15 to 55, and a 1.5 mile long hill (up/down grade) - Did this
for 16 laps (40 miles) with no problem (although we got a lot of strange
looks from the neighbors...
...So looks like it was either the coil itself (only two months old) or one
of the connectors. I'll be taking it into work again (100 mile round trip)
and we'll see if that was it :)
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