<VV> engine trouble...

[Frank DuVal]

I have seen this twice. It gives really strange ignition cut out 
symptoms, like a miss only at certain load conditions. Real easy to 
check with an ohmeter. Vendors carry a real flexable wire for this 
application.

Frank DuVal

Jim Simpson wrote:

> In addition to the points plate and points themselves, also check the 
> wire between the coil and the points.  It flexes just where it enters 
> the distributor from the points plate movement as it advances and 
> retards and the copper wires sometimes break inside the insulation.  
> This is particularly common when the insulation hardens and forces all 
> the flexing to occur right at the entry point.
>
> Jim Simpson, Group Corvair
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