Re: [AMC-list] Coulda been Great

[Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>]

I really like my Pertronix. It makes it easy for me to tune and run. I
know you have a lot more experience, and would have no problems with
points - but the Pertronix unit really makes it easy. Good luck with
the car, and hope you can solve the miss. I know you'll enjoy running
it when it's sorted out.

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Today, since I had to work, and many people don't due to the holday, I thought I
> would drive the Rambler to work.  The traffic should be light
> and good weather if forecast.  It's a 56 mile round trip.
>
> Heavy dew last night.  Wiped the car down and cleaned the fog off the windows
> inside, since the windshield leaks and the carpet was wet.
>
> The car started OK but has been having a slight miss on acceleration.  I thought
> maybe the miss was caused by the damp weather and that
>
> the ignition system would dry out.   I let it warm up some then launched out
> onto US 101 north to Gilroy.   About 10 miles down the road
> the miss got worse and I started looking for a place to turn around and head
> back home.  About that time there was a huge backfire and I pulled over
>
> because it felt like I had run over something in the road.  The jolt was just
> the shockwave from the backfire.  Drive shaft, etc. were still all intact
> when I checked underneath, except there was a huge hole blown in my brand new
> muffler.
>
>
> I restarted the car and it sounds like one of those fart can rice rockets now.
> I turned around and headed for home, still with the ignition miss.
>
> I have a factory (A-1 Cardone) rebuilt distributor on the workbench at home with
> a newly installed Pertronic unit in it.  The problem with the miss
> has been internittent before and when the car runs good it really runs good.
> Some day I will get this Rambler back on the road.   I think.
>
> Joe Fulton
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