From: James Shanks (n1vbn@arrl.net)
Date: Tue Sep 07 2004 - 22:01:28 PDT
Smoke starts immediately in the distributor?? Sounds like a wire shorted to
ground inside the distributor. Look carefully around inside there. Trace
all the wire leads and make sure no shorts appear.
Jim
At 02:09 PM 9/6/2004, Thomas M McHugh wrote:
>HELP - HELP - HELP !!!
>
>I cannot win this season. The fuel problem has been temporarily fixed by
>putting the old glass top fuel pump back on after the Dual Action pump quit.
>
>------
>Now I screwed it up by leaving the Ignition switch on overnight, killing the
>battery & frying wires. I had a dead short.
>
>The wires have been replaced. Points, Condenser, solenoid were replaced.
>Still no good.
>
>The problem is I still have a dead short, when the points are closed & the
>key is turned on. The distributor immediately starts to smoke.
>
>Wiring has been rechecked, but no luck.
>
>All the shops are closed today. Anyone have an idea what could be
>wrong ??? What I can still check ???
>
>I am almost to the point of considering a 1 LB charge of TNT & then starting
>over.
>
>-----------
>If I can find someone to rebuild my other engine, I plan on going back to
>the 24 volt system. Soon I hope, but not soon enough.
>
>I hope to have this running in time for the Red Ball Transport Show, Gilbert
>PA on Sept. 16 - 17 - 18.
>
>Thanks to all that gave suggestions about the fuel problem.
>
>Tom McHugh, NJ
>1952 M38A1
>M-416 Trailer
>MVPA, MTA
>
>
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James Shanks
n1vbn@arrl.net
1985 M1009
1998 IMZ 8.103
1984 H-D FLHT-C
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