neonhorse

OK, I am starting to get it to run right. I have been able to get the RPMs up a bit now. I can actually move the car around under its own power now. If the firing order is clockwise, then it is the 153624. But i thought the distributor turned CCW in these.

yes, 1 is at the 7:00 position. I have even tried advancing and moving back all the wires one position. with both firing orders. I have swapped it 180 out just in case. This is the only way i have been able to get it to run at all. new clean cap, rotor and condensor. I did have some ground problems at first, but got that sorted out. Also, it has been converted to 12v negative ground.

yes, 1 is at the 7:00 position. I have even tried advancing and moving back all the wires one position. with both firing orders. I have swapped it 180 out just in case. This is the only way i have been able to get it to run at all. new clean cap, rotor and condensor. I did have some ground problems at first, but got that sorted out. Also, it has been converted to 12v negative ground.

It has a new gas tank in it. I was the first one to put gas in.

Some of these have already been answered, but I cant find the answers searching through here. I just bought a 51 Plymouth Cranbrook. It is kind of a project, ratrod type of thing The guy that had it before me passed away and i bought it from the estate and they knew nothing about it. It sat for about the last 8 months because the family had no idea what to do with it. It has been lowered, and it has an automatic transmission conversion. Now, the questions: the engine says P25, and it looks like a 1954 manufacture date. Is this a 218 or a 230? It is a 23" head. Assuming the engine and trans originally came together, what is this transmission? Reverse seems to be all the way forward, then neutral and drive pulling the stick towards the rear of the car. It was not running when I got it. The plug wires seemed to be in the wrong order. It would not fire at all with the order i looked up for 51 plymouths, 153624. Then after some research, i found another firing order, 1, 4.2,6,3,5.. This made it run. But it still runs badly. It will barely come off of idle without misfiring and or dying. I have a new cap, rotor, points, wires and plugs that all came with the car and i installed. Sorry for all the questions.