Does pertronix change your firing order...?

Thanks for the info...what does one of those HEI's run for anyway?
Oh and your quote on your signature is probably one of the best things ive ever read

 

hmmm...good point. What do you think it was? Not trying to put you on the spot...just wondering if you had an idea so i dont have to deal with having to get a jump to start my car on cold mornings again.

 

I went through several, never again, points for me from now on

 

Ade, you should pull the #1 spark plug, put your thumb over (not IN!) the hole and have someone bump the starter until you feel the blast of air come out. Then look at the harmonic balancer and get the timing mark to point at zero. Then pull the distributor cap. Wherever the rotor is pointing is where the #1 spark plug wire should plug in to the cap. Usually just to the left of the window. Then go CLOCKWISE around the cap... 18436572. Follow each wire and make sure it goes to the right plug.

 

Thats the plan Stan! Err umm...Yardley :laugh:

And with what I asked Buick 64023...any suggestions?

 

Yeah and I did all that stuff...
As far as things looking old...the only thing I could think of would be the spark plug wires (are the way expensive ones really worth it?)...or battery cables
Good idea to replace?

 

thanks...what about the battery wires?

 

Cookie - Points suck. You know it, now embrace that fact. If not, I'll send someone to your house with a pipe and have him whack your boney knees till you scream points suck.:laugh:

With that administrative problem out of the way. . .
As stated to you, young Aid, when you first started messing with the car, CAP, ROTOR, PLUGS AND WIRES! This is stuff you can do yourself. Now give yourself a slap in the back of the head from me and the rest of us. Get your car out of Bubba's auto repair and country store and start tinkering on it yourself. That is how you will learn. You are not fabricating anything just pulling stuff out and replacing it with new stuff. Pull off 1 plug wire at a time and replace it and the spark plug. But we went throught this with you already kiddo, I thought you did all this stuff already. Make it reliable first then make it fast. Capishe'. Keep us posted:TU:

 

A month to do a 1/2 hr job...what a bummer:spank:
Ive run the crane xri in 3 different cars with no problems,but also keep points in the glove box:laugh: Go get your car!

 

Adrian,
I think you psyche yourself out over thinking some of this.
As Anthony said, you won't learn anything unless you give it a shot yourself.

You can do it man! :TU:

I also keep a spare set of points & screwdriver in the glove box just in case.

 

Get used to it. As time goes on, there will be less and less mechanics even required through their training to work on these cars. If you find someone who does, chain them to a tree and don't let them go. Or just learn stuff by continuing to come to this board.

It is amazing the stuff I've learned here, and also hopefully I've helped a person or two.

 

Dont worry...hit myself extra hard haha. I feel so dumb for just not doing this stuff myself...it has a brand new cap and rotor so im picking up some MSD spark plug wires and spark plugs (specific brand?) im getting shorty headers so will I have to get different plugs with those?

Thanks, I definitely have a lot more confidence in myself after all this.
And if i mess anything up...I just ask you guys!!:laugh:

I dont know much about that who starting switch thing...but Ill try to figure it out

I dont have a cranking problem...I just thought it was peculiar that once the car was given a jump it started up quickly...like it wasnt getting enough juice or something...o No:

 

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:moonu: Careful!! I've been a MECHANIC! over 30 years! and PM-ed you and was going ti offer to fix your carb problems at no cost!! I have the trust of many people ask Marco, Larry, Yardley, list goes on, AL.