oldodge41 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Glad it worked out for you. That lube is essential, but don't use too much. I put a set of points in my '69 once before going for a long cruise to a show. As we got there it started acting up. Long story, but the short version is I had used too much lube and it had worked its way onto the contact surfaces and was acting like points stuck open or gapped too wide. Lesson learned........Tim P.S. I now have a good spare fuel pump. Why? Because as has been stated here many times "90% of fuel problems are electrical". LOL Quote
greg g Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 That's one for the tech archives.... My points were acting up so I bought a new fuel pump. At least Tommy stayed on the electrical side of the street. Once again pointing to the fact that following a good trouble shooting chart will usually isolate problems rather than doing the replace the wrong parts drill. So now Tom, are you going to put your oild coil back in or do you think you fried it?? The coil heats up as it builds it high side charge while the points are closed and then cools a bit as it discharges when the points open. When the ign is left on or the point gap is too small the heat cycle is not broken sufficently for the coil to cool, so it starts cooking internal wires. if enough get toasted the coil will not supply it specified spark on the high tension side. But just in case you better pick up a new fuel pump................. Quote
oldodge41 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 That's one for the tech archives....My points were acting up so I bought a new fuel pump. At least Tommy stayed on the electrical side of the street. But just in case you better pick up a new fuel pump................. Amen! ...........Tim Quote
greg g Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Hey Tim now that you have a spare fuel pump, how far will you travel in your Dodge??? The Pa Pentastar Mopar Club used to have a show in Sesquahanok Pa, but I don't recall when it was Spring or fall. Quote
oldodge41 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Greg, The '69 is a go anywhere car even before the spare fuel pump. I have been working on getting the '41 back to that point as well. Dang brakes anyway. Neither one is show quality but both are good drivers. With a kid in college cash flow is more of an issue than reliability. Once she graduates I hope to be able to travel a little more with the old machines. Quote
greg g Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Hey just thinking, do you have a spare ballast resistor for the 69 incase the fuel pump takes a hike???? With a kid in college cash flow wasn't a problem here, direction of flow was the problem.... Quote
P-12 Tommy Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Posted June 5, 2011 I'm gonna keep the new one in there. I got two spares now. The rubbing block was dry so I guess that makes sense. I put a little dab of bearing grease on there. I've got a spare fuel pump without the glass bowl. The seal at top is seeping oil out the weep hole. So I've got to rebuild it. Thanks to everyone for helping me with this. I'm a happy camper again. Time for a brew! Tom Quote
aero3113 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Once again pointing to the fact that following a good trouble shooting chart will usually isolate problems rather than doing the replace the wrong parts drill. Greg, You are right, since I quit my last job they still haven't hired anyone for my position. One of the planes that I looked after broke down and my old boss just through a generator at it without trouble shooting the issue and just wasted $70,000 . Turns out it was a broken wire in the system. Glad it wasn't me that made that decision! Quote
Jerry Roberts Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 I'm gonna keep the new one in there. I got two spares now. The rubbing block was dry so I guess that makes sense. I put a little dab of bearing grease on there. I've got a spare fuel pump without the glass bowl. The seal at top is seeping oil out the weep hole. So I've got to rebuild it. Thanks to everyone for helping me with this. I'm a happy camper again. Time for a brew!Tom When I was looking for the special grease for the rubbing block , I couldn't find it locally and ordered it from the Ford parts place ; MacsAutoParts.com Quote
P-12 Tommy Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Posted June 5, 2011 You used to get a little packet of grease when you bought a set of points. Like I said used to. Tom Quote
Merle Coggins Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 You used to get a little packet of grease when you bought a set of points. Like I said used to.Tom The last set I got from Napa had a packet of grease and directions on how to apply it. Merle Quote
oldodge41 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 Hey just thinking, do you have a spare ballast resistor for the 69 incase the fuel pump takes a hike???? Always!With a kid in college cash flow wasn't a problem here, direction of flow was the problem....Great way to describe it. In a pinch a little bit of Vaseline works for a points block lube too. Quote
P-12 Tommy Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Posted June 5, 2011 The last set I got from Napa had a packet of grease and directions on how to apply it. Merle The last set I bought in a store didn't give me any. I figured they quit doin' it. That's what I get for not asking. lolTom Quote
Young Ed Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 In Tom's defense I just helped a friend figure out a bearing type noise above idle in his 04 ram with the 5.7 hemi. We thought the idler pulley felt odd so we replaced it. No change. So he took it to a shop and they told him belt tensioner or power steering pump. So we replaced both of those. No change. Further inspection found a second idler down below. We put the idler we had removed from up above in place of the lower one and no more noise. Quote
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