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[quote=”barneyb” post=117060]My experience with bad coils were that the engine started fine but after driving a few minutes, sufficient time for the coil to heat, it failed. For hard start I would suspect the choke, tracked distributor cap or fuel pump before the coil.[/quote]
What is the normal PSI for a stock fuel pump on a chevy 350?
[quote=”barneyb” post=117060]My experience with bad coils were that the engine started fine but after driving a few minutes, sufficient time for the coil to heat, it failed. For hard start I would suspect the choke, tracked distributor cap or fuel pump before the coil.[/quote]
What is the normal PSI for a stock fuel pump on a chevy 350?
OK guys… Me and a buddy finally got around to doing the front end, and yes, it is a very long process… just got the first two control arms off today and are in the process of cleaning them up and panting them, the old bushings and ball joints were surprisingly easy to get out, which only took a minute on each one.
The old bushings and ball joints were the original ones! Very dry rotted and falling apart in pieces, 45 years will do that….
Question… How much would a shop typically charge for that job? (parts and labor)
OK guys… Me and a buddy finally got around to doing the front end, and yes, it is a very long process… just got the first two control arms off today and are in the process of cleaning them up and panting them, the old bushings and ball joints were surprisingly easy to get out, which only took a minute on each one.
The old bushings and ball joints were the original ones! Very dry rotted and falling apart in pieces, 45 years will do that….
Question… How much would a shop typically charge for that job? (parts and labor)
OK, checked the spark output and was getting a little blue spark at 0.045 gap in spark tester… So I’m assuming it’s ok.
Also ever time I would tap the ground lead I would get the blue spark along with the electric fan going on and off.
OK, checked the spark output and was getting a little blue spark at 0.045 gap in spark tester… So I’m assuming it’s ok.
Also ever time I would tap the ground lead I would get the blue spark along with the electric fan going on and off.
I have one of those burping funnels and it was $25 well spent. Quick question… if you have a coolant reservoir doesn’t the air just purge out from the hose connected to the radiator and into the reservoir anyways?
I have one of those burping funnels and it was $25 well spent. Quick question… if you have a coolant reservoir doesn’t the air just purge out from the hose connected to the radiator and into the reservoir anyways?
Sorry for the repeated posts…
What do you mean “switching on and off”?
Also I checked the primary winding’s with a multimeter and it was fluctuating between 0.700 – 0.900 ohms…. shouldn’t it be steady?
I’m trying to determine if this is what fried my dizzy cap, a bad coil…
Sorry for the repeated posts…
What do you mean “switching on and off”?
Also I checked the primary winding’s with a multimeter and it was fluctuating between 0.700 – 0.900 ohms…. shouldn’t it be steady?
I’m trying to determine if this is what fried my dizzy cap, a bad coil…
[quote=”SDMAN1981″ post=97843][quote=”college man” post=96434][quote=”SDMAN1981″ post=96411]Hey guys, I got my no start issue with the El Camino resolved, it was the dizzy cap, so I replaced it and now it runs again. My question is when I was testing the resistance of the coil the resistance jumped from 0.7-1.0 ohms, when it jumps how do you determine the exact reading?[/quote]
Don’t waste your time checking resistance. check the spark output
with a tester.Aslo check that 12v is being supplied to the coil and
switching on and off.[/quote]What do you mean “switching on and off”?
Also I checked the primary winding’s with a multimeter and it was fluctuating between 0.700 – 0.900 ohms…. shouldn’t it be steady?[/quote]