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    7/04/2019 4:10 PM  #26

    67 Fastback
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    Re: car wont start RESOLVED

    PROBLEM SOLVED
    I removed the distributor hold down bracket, removed the paint from the block, bolted it back down, now I have a working ignition. I have never... now we know.
    Thanks to all, on to the next issue.

     

    7/04/2019 4:55 PM  #27

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    Re: car wont start RESOLVED

    Glad it's resolved!! This is why I have a separate ground wire running from the distributor housing to a bolt on the intake, just like from the distributor housing to a screw on the points.

    Good luck with your next issue! ;)

     

    7/04/2019 7:27 PM  #28

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    Awesome!  Nice t/s guide for points too 351MooseStang.  I haven’t played with points for over 20+ years, I will have this as a great reference.

     

    7/05/2019 4:54 AM  #29

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    Glad to hear its working.  Proof positive (hah!) that electrical problems are typically far more simple than we think.  In the end it was just a bad ground, and why knowing how to test stuff is so important, because at least you weren't throwing parts at it until you found the issue. 

     

    7/05/2019 6:54 AM  #30

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    Sorry TKO but I will have to correct you on this one. The ground connection is a “mechanical” connection..not electrical.  Electricity will flow as long as your mechanical connections are secure.  It’s never an electrical problem...🤪😂  Have a great weekend!

     

    7/05/2019 1:01 PM  #31

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    Great to hear that was resolved.  And great to hear HOW it was resolved.  More good info for the files.

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    7/05/2019 7:20 PM  #32

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    Re: car wont start RESOLVED

    I was helping a friend with his old Ford pickup (70's model F-250 I think). He had rebuilt the engine (390) and installed it and could not get it to turn over. He had painted the engine compartment and had reinstalled the starter solenoid. I found that he had reinstalled it with sheet metal screws that had a rubber washer under the head. No ground for the solenoid. Removed the washers and problem solved. Amazing sometimes what simple fixes can solve complex problems.

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    7/06/2019 9:51 AM  #33

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    Nos681 wrote:

    Sorry TKO but I will have to correct you on this one. The ground connection is a “mechanical” connection..not electrical. Electricity will flow as long as your mechanical connections are secure. It’s never an electrical problem...🤪😂 Have a great weekend!

    I have had Mechanical Engineer on my business card now for 50 years and one thing has never changed, Electrical engineers always say it's a mechanical problem and the Mechanical engineers always prove it is an electrical issue causing all problems.

     

    7/06/2019 10:31 AM  #34

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    .....then, how bout the issue be an electromechanical problemo!

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    7/06/2019 6:41 PM  #35

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    DC... how do you distribute your business cards if you have a Mechanical Engineer on your cards for 50 years ?😂😂😂  That sounds like a mechanical problem...not electrical.  Almost sounds like my father-in-law’s answer.  I’m not smart enough to be an engineer, I have common sense. We can discuss this at next year’s Bash over some mechanical problems.😁😁😁

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    7/09/2019 3:27 PM  #36

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    DC wrote:

    Nos681 wrote:

    Sorry TKO but I will have to correct you on this one. The ground connection is a “mechanical” connection..not electrical. Electricity will flow as long as your mechanical connections are secure. It’s never an electrical problem...🤪😂 Have a great weekend!

    I have had Mechanical Engineer on my business card now for 50 years and one thing has never changed, Electrical engineers always say it's a mechanical problem and the Mechanical engineers always prove it is an electrical issue causing all problems.

    I worked at an amusement park for nearly 14 years. The DAILY argument at each day’s end was which department got nailed for ride down time.  Finger pointing between the mechanics and the electricians. One fine evening an electrician got a bit perturbed and blurted out that since the universe was one big mass of swirling electrons anyway, it was ALL the electricians’ fault!

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    7/09/2019 5:58 PM  #37

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    A wire that's broken then becomes mechanically inclined??? What was it before if broke???

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    7/09/2019 7:07 PM  #38

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    😂😂 ya got me on that one.

     

     

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