The fact that it was trying to start is a good sign. Old gas has a tendancy to turn into a sort of varnish that dosen't burn well. Even if you get the engine started it may run wierd for awhile. Set the timeing, make sure the cooling system is working and that you have oil to both rockers then let it run for a bit. Hopefully it will clear up shortly. If it won't clear up it may be necessary to drain the tank and put in fresh gas. Chuck in NH

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Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

I have filled som new gas into the tank, there was some old gas there from before, but it was not much. I hope that would work fine. A friend of my father have looked at the carburator today. Now it should work just fine, have not tried it. This guy was just amasing, the carburator looks and feels like new.

How old is your gas? A flame coming out of the carburetor could be a sticking valve caused by stale gas. Make sure you have fresh gas when you try it so you don't create more problems.

Kenneth

Fredricksburg, Texas

Great! Keep us posted after you get that carburetor rebuilt!

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

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I did not run the wire from the battery to the coil today. It was not nesesary after some measurement on the low volt side on the coil. Before i cranked the engine the volt landed on 0,21. When i cranked the engine the volt landed on 0,02. I did change the wire shoes and did another measuring. Now it landed on 6,21.. This time when i cranked the engine it was give some noice, and a flame was even coming out of the intake(Chering). I did ohm the coil to 1,95. Now i just got to fix tha carburator leak, and i hope that would do it. Pretty happy now!! Thanks to all the help i have gotten in here

You asked about you coil. Is it 6 volt or 12 volt? A coil can be EITHER and still be used. If you use a volt/ohlm meter and measure the ohlms on the coil from the + plus connection to the _ minus connection if it is 1,25 to 1.5 OHLMS you can use it on a 6 volt system WITHOUT a ballast resistor in the system. THIS WAS FORD 6VOLT 1955 FACTORY

IF the ohlms are 2.5 to 3.5 you can use this coil IF YOU ADD A BALLAST RESISTOR.

Are you aware that your distributor ALSO HAS and NEEDS a CONDENSER? Hard to check but should be cheap. Possibly a VW 6 volt could be used.

I think you said you are in Norway? If so I assume you are inside so please fix that fuel leak or get a very big fire extinguisher.

Have you done a compression check yet? If not and you do not have enough compression you will only be rotating the pistons and WEARING OUT THE CAMSHAFT.

So until you can answer more questions, goodluck. Pete

Am gonna try to run a wire from the battery to the coil tomorow and try to crank the engine to se if anything happend. The electrical wiring in this car is not in the best shape. i have replaced the wiring to the headlight, ore else everything is stock. I will post a reply tomorow when i have tried to run the wire.

Does the coil have part numbers on it that you can reference. If it is a 12 volt coil, it will probably not start the engine. As suggested before, run a wire from the battery to the coil to bypass everything such as switch and wiring.

Kenneth

Fredricksburg, Texas

My father have replaced the coil a few years back in time, this is a 6 volt electrical system. What if my father have got the wrong coil and its a 12 volt coil that is mounted on a 6 volt system ? A 12 volt coil are supossed to give 30.000 volt and the 6 volt are 15.000 Volt ? What do you say about that ?

You can run a jumper wire from the battery to the plus side of the coil. Use a clip for quick disconnect. That will bring spark to the ignition and bypass everything from the key down. At least you will know where the problem isn't that way. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire