Mooseflex

Thanks conroe, greg & all this is amazingly helpful. I will look into that pertronix. When this was running I a year ago I guess there were problems with it not starting gain when it was hot. Sounds like the pertain might help this too. Is there any drawback to converting to 12v? All the wires insulation is basically no good, all cracked and wires exposed. Taillights are so dim you can barley see them. All wires need to be replaced so figured I'd just convert it to 12v while I'm doing it.

Thanks Rich

Thanks Shel! It was the condenser! got a new one in there and it started right up! I read a bit about them so it must of been compromised from the moisture in the barn. Was not a good place to store it but that explains why it ran fine when it was parked there and wouldn't start a year later. Greg G thanks for the info about removing the distributor. That is really good to know and even installing the condenser was a royal pain in the you know what leaning over the side. Thanks all!

Ok thanks will try these things. Have already tried jumping the primary from the battery, didn't work. I'm using 15" 2 gauge cables for battery. No nobody had said condenser yet, it there a way to test it?

Unfortunetly I don't have a book on it. Are you referring to the shop manual? I saw one on eBay for $40 which I was going to get.

Sorry, it's positive ground. Thanks, I actually replaced the the battery cables, so they are good but I'll double check it. It cranks strong.

Hi There, This looks like a great site, lots of helpful information. Thanks. Here is my problem was wondering if anybody could help me. I'm working on a 51' Wayfarer flathead six, 6v negative ground. I was in perfect working condition and was then parked in a barn for a year not being run. I turned right over but would not start so I began trouble shooting it. It has no spark coming from the ignition coil. So here is what I've done. The point gap is fine .020 and when I test the point side of coil with a test light in goes on and off and it opens and closes as the engine rotates. It appears to be opening and closing fine. I tried bypassing the ignition switch and ran power from the negative terminal of battery directly to the coil but and tried arcing to the engine block but just not getting a spark form the coil. I tested the coil and it seemed a bit out of range so I bought a new coil and tried that, same thing. Also bought a now coil wire. There is just the tiniest little spark. I have an inline spark plug tester and it does flash very dimly at when everything is connected. I can't figure out what is going on. The barn was damp and there was some oil seepage on the engine block so figure maybe something is shorting to ground, maybe oil got on distributor? Any help or things to try would be great. At this point I've spent hours messing around with it and would like to see it through before I have to give up and send it to a professional. Thanks so much!