54 Hornet won't cruise on highway.
Ok guys, Here's what I have going on. My 54 Hornet Twin H (12 volt) starts and idles great, tools around the neighborhood like normal. I can go around the neighborhood at 25 mph no problem.
If I pull out on the county road it won't make it 1 mile. Car will restart after a few minutes an I can limp back home. I figured the coil or condenser were failing when warmed up...
Here's what I have tried:
Removed Pertronix- went back to standard points distributor and standard coil. No improvement.
New condenser- no improvement.
new coil- no improvement.
New points- no improvement.
New ballast resistor- no improvement.
made new power wires for coil and distributor- no improvement.
Tried by-passing resistor- no improvement.
Swapped complete distributor out with a good spare- no improvement.
Checked with test light to make sure distributor body was insulated from voltage.
Fortified my ground strap to bond motor mount-to frame- frame-to battery: no improvement.
Here's the part you'll enjoy. Each time it died on the highway I was in the same spot.
Fuel! This time I brought a squirt bottle of gas and bottle fed some down her yap. She lit right up and I drove home 1/2 mile no problem.
What's the old saying? 80% of ignition problems are fuel , and 80% of fuel problems are electrical. Something to that effect.
Bottom line is I need to get this road worthy in 4 days for Back To The 50's. It's a 30 mile drive to the State Fairgrounds.
I'm terrified that I will fail this mission.
I assume that thanks to the balance pipe, one good carb will sustain starting, idling and low speed driving. But can not handle higher speeds and starves for fuel?
Please help.
Thank you in advance.
If I pull out on the county road it won't make it 1 mile. Car will restart after a few minutes an I can limp back home. I figured the coil or condenser were failing when warmed up...
Here's what I have tried:
Removed Pertronix- went back to standard points distributor and standard coil. No improvement.
New condenser- no improvement.
new coil- no improvement.
New points- no improvement.
New ballast resistor- no improvement.
made new power wires for coil and distributor- no improvement.
Tried by-passing resistor- no improvement.
Swapped complete distributor out with a good spare- no improvement.
Checked with test light to make sure distributor body was insulated from voltage.
Fortified my ground strap to bond motor mount-to frame- frame-to battery: no improvement.
Here's the part you'll enjoy. Each time it died on the highway I was in the same spot.
Fuel! This time I brought a squirt bottle of gas and bottle fed some down her yap. She lit right up and I drove home 1/2 mile no problem.
What's the old saying? 80% of ignition problems are fuel , and 80% of fuel problems are electrical. Something to that effect.
Bottom line is I need to get this road worthy in 4 days for Back To The 50's. It's a 30 mile drive to the State Fairgrounds.
I'm terrified that I will fail this mission.
I assume that thanks to the balance pipe, one good carb will sustain starting, idling and low speed driving. But can not handle higher speeds and starves for fuel?
Please help.
Thank you in advance.
Comments
Thank for your response.
All great suggestions comrads!
https://forum.hetclub.org/discussion/171366/vapor-lock
Sorry I blew up. I really appreciate all your responses.