Ready to get rid of the electronic ignition

[fatFreddie]

And for you, Forum Patrolman Don,

I missed that one,,, GREAT,,, ALL HAIL DON COATNEY

[fatFreddie]

Thanks, Tim...and as I told your buddy, Don

missed this one too....

[48 New Yorker]

I've had some "crap out" issues with my Chrysler New Yorker like this and have compounded the problem by trying to relate it the most recently changed item on the engine. Sometimes I'd be right, sometimes wrong.

Here are some things I'd check (some of the things that bedeviled my flathead)

-fuel line at carb--I wrapped the fitting with yellow teflon tap to cure a leak and a small chunk wound up intermittently clogging the fuel line.

-low charge on your 6v battery. I have a Pertronix ignition and it MUST have a strong battery with a good charge or the unit will not fire off.

-check your throttle shaft for wear....at high rpms the fuel mix may be fine, but at idle the throttle shaft may be leaking and leaning out the mixture. A nice fat dab of grease on the shaft end may seal it temporarily.

-check the vacuum advance plate to see if it (or a wire) is shorting out as it rotates.

Just a few thoughts for now, back to my hectic life (not) in CA.

David in Santa Cruz