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> Ignition Problem or?, Bouncy Tach and Gen Light Flashes
19144jt
post Aug 10 2010, 09:11 AM
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I have been restoring this car for a while (1975 1.8) so it sits from time to time without being started. I am ready to get it running good to start driving it and complete the restoration. Less than a year ago I could reach in from outside the car, turn the key and it would start right up. I just replaced the fuel pump with a new one because the old one quit. Now I have to keep the key turned for maybe 15 to 20 seconds or more before it will fire and then maybe another 10 seconds while it finally catches and starts. It seems to idle fine but if I rev it even slightly from idle the tach starts to bounce wildly and the Generator light flashes on and off steadily and continuously. After searching this site It sounded like I was dealing with a bad condenser so I popped the dist out and changed out the condenser with a spare I had. I also fileld the points to remove any pits etc. and gapped them correctly. Reinstalled the dizzy and no luck...still took a lot of cranking before it would start and as soon as I gave it a little gas above idle the light was back on and the tach bouncing. I am not sure if the long start time (showed up conspicuously after new fuel pump installation) and the light and tach aren't two independant problems. I want to test the cold start valve and switch but it has been too warm to get below the test temp. Any suggestions?

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19144jt   Ignition Problem or?   Aug 10 2010, 09:11 AM
realred914   I have been restoring this car for a while (1975 ...   Aug 10 2010, 09:23 AM
19144jt   OK, I'll try cleaning the terminals up. Lookin...   Aug 10 2010, 09:59 AM
19144jt   OK, I cleaned up all of the terminals on the coil,...   Aug 18 2010, 05:12 PM
underthetire   Just a thought here, is it possible your brake war...   Aug 18 2010, 05:18 PM
19144jt   Could be but I haven't screwed with that area ...   Aug 18 2010, 05:27 PM
underthetire   Yes, the brake lamp flashes with the parking brake...   Aug 18 2010, 06:47 PM
19144jt   OK, it's not the e-brake light switched with t...   Aug 23 2010, 09:44 AM
jt914-6   :bump: Thats how you do it..... For the alt. ligh...   Jan 27 2011, 05:50 PM
jt914-6   You might check out these elec. diagrams....check ...   Jan 27 2011, 06:45 PM
yeahmag   Put a timing light and dwell meter on it. See that...   Jan 27 2011, 07:04 PM
detoxcowboy   hard to start, alt/gen light comes on and the tach...   Jan 27 2011, 11:24 PM
Series9   The multi-pin plugs on each end of the relay board...   Jan 28 2011, 07:06 AM
Brujo65   you need a voltage regulator   Jan 28 2011, 08:34 AM
Dave_Darling   One quick test: Unplug the tach wire from the coi...   Jan 28 2011, 10:38 AM
19144jt   Update: This thread was bumped from last August to...   Jan 28 2011, 10:57 AM
detoxcowboy   :D did not even noticed the threads age.. oopps.. ...   Jan 28 2011, 11:00 AM
19144jt   OK, I put the alternator and voltage regulator bac...   Jan 31 2011, 12:48 PM
underthetire   OK, I put the alternator and voltage regulator ba...   Jan 31 2011, 12:58 PM
detoxcowboy   OK, I put the alternator and voltage regulator ba...   Jan 31 2011, 04:07 PM
r_towle   I cant remember the reason, Dave Dyer might rememb...   Jan 31 2011, 01:12 PM
Dave_Darling   I found out that the wrong bulb in one of the tail...   Jan 31 2011, 03:21 PM
yeahmag   That's insane... How is that possible?!?...   Jan 31 2011, 03:34 PM
r_towle   its backfeeding the circuit via the relay board so...   Jan 31 2011, 03:39 PM
cwpeden   I second the taillight bulbs and sockets. I had...   Feb 1 2011, 01:02 AM


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