Re: [MV] CCKW on the road

From: Joe Foley (redmenaced@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Jun 19 2001 - 14:26:23 PDT


--- tonygull <tonygull@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> Greetings,
> I took my GMC for its first road run the other
> day,
> certainly had jaws dropping, especially with no
> guards, bonnet
> or engine panels, no cabin or windsheild, was a lot
> of fun,
> just a short run, after bleeding up the brakes.
>
> Still wont start very easily, the spark is very
> weak.
> The consensus is condenser is faulty, a new one is
> on order + points,leads,
> rotor, cap.
>
> Is the spark on 6V machines normally OK?
> The plug lead will only jump spark visibly to earth
> about 1/2mm,
> the coil about 2mm
+++++++
On some very dark night or in a very dark garage run
this truck with the hood up and see what kind of
lightning show goes on near the spark plug wires.

If you see any at all its time to replace the wires,
or whatever is leaking.

Joe

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