YEs definately.
What carb is on it?
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: <62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10:42 PM
Subject: RE: Convert points to electic
>
> Today when I was trying to start it, after days of being idle, I
> actually did put a little gas in the carb, just to see if it would
> fire.. and it did. just wouldn't keep going 'cause there was no gas
> after what I put in the carb burned up...
> so this is a choke problem?
>
> Don Dulmage wrote:
>>
>> It is highly unlikely that changing the ignition will change the
>> starting.
>> Elctronic ignitions has really only one big advantage. The points dont
>> wear
>> and the dwelll doesnt change with time so the engine stays in tune (or
>> literly in time)longer , in fact timing wise excluding timing chain
>> wear
>>
>> indefinatley.
>> Want to know if the choke is the problem .?squirt a little gas in the
>> carb
>> mouth before you start it after the next long sit. if it fires
>> immediatley
>> theh you know for sure thatis the problem.
>> I spent a life time repairing chokes or so it seemed. In one
>> dealership
>> i
>> felt I did at least one per day. In average it probably was.
>> Don
>> <mikelj@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:42 AM
>> Subject: RE: Convert points to electic
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I initially had a starting problem like that with mine. I did two
>> > things,
>> > sprayed some Liquid Wrench on the choke linkage stuff, and then read
>> > my
>> > owners manual about starting it! I have had too many Fords I guess,
>> > when
>> > they are cold you pump the pedal all the way down twice to start.
>> > That
>> > just floods the Ball and Ball 2 bbl., the manual says to push the
>> > pedal
>> > down half way and hold it while cranking. That has worked like a
>> > charm.
>> >
>> > BTW, the #1382 Petronix unit says 383, 426, 440 engines with
>> > Autolite
>> > or
>> >
>> > Prestolite distributors. Guess you need to check what kind of
>> > distributor
>> > the '62 361 2 bbl. has.
>> >
>> > Mike in New Mexico
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >> From: 62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx
>> >> Subject: RE: Convert points to electic
>> >> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:30:25 +0000
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Thanks Mike,
>> >>
>> >> I don't know if it'll fix the starting problem either.. but I
>> >> thought
>> >> I
>> >> do it anyway
>> >>
>> >> weird thing about the starting problem, it'll start right up if
>> >> left
>> >> overnight.. but a couple days without running, it's a b***h to
>> >> start..
>> >> maybe the automatic choke?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> mikelj@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > The one I got for my '64 383 2 bbl. is #1382 from Petronix. It
>> >> > says
>> >> > dual points but works for single too. You might also look on
>> >> > Jegs.com,
>> >> > that is where I bought mine. They are easy to install, but I
>> >> > can't
>> >> > say
>> >> > whether or not it will fix your morning sickness problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > Mike in New Mexico
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > > From: 62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx
>> >> > > Subject: Convert points to electic
>> >> > > Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:08:03 +0000
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I didn't know whether this would help with my cold-starting
>> >> > > problem
>> >> > > (if
>> >> > > not started every day, it is like it sat for months), but I was
>> >> > > thinking
>> >> > >
>> >> > > of converting from points to electronic ignition.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Pertronix write ups say even an idiot (like me) can do this,
>> >> > > but
>> >> > > I'm
>> >> > > confused about the kits
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I have a '62 Newport 361 2bbl, the kits availible from YearOne
>> >> > > are
>> >> > >
>> >> > > 1. Pertronix Ignitor electronic ignition fits 1962-1973 Mopar
>> >> > > V8
>> >> > > models
>> >> > > (except 440 models with the distributor # IBS4014, IBP4002Z, or
>> >> > > any
>> >> > > car
>> >> > > with a single or dual-point Prestolite distributor).
>> >> > >
>> >> > > 2.Pertronix Ignitor electronic ignitions fits 1959-1971 Mopar B
>> >> > > and
>> >> > > RB
>> >> > > V8 models with Prestolite dual-point ignition, vacuum advance,
>> >> > > with
>> >> > > or
>> >> > > without tachometer drive.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I have no idea what "Mopar B" means (b-bodies???) or can see a
>> >> > > part
>> >> > > number on my distributor..
>> >> > >
>> >> > > which one is correct for my car?... and can an idiot (me) do
>> >> > > this?
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
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