Without knowing the ignition system.... (POINTS???)
I would say primary ignition fault so coil, wire, cap. By pulling the wire and creating a gap causes the coil to go to max output. With points 25K- 30K volts. GM HEI systems used t run .060 gap and when worn the gap increased causing coils to overheat and fail inside the cap sometimes taking friends along to the trash can.
I would say your father cured a case of VD (voltage drop) by pulling the wire causing the coil to spit out closer to 30K Volts (bolts).
What was the problem with the cap?
"If it was fixed by a farmer you know it was by mistake. "
My "ex" father in law.
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Originally Posted by Buehler445
Alright wrench monkeys. Tell me WTF happened here. Dad has a 300 Ford on one of his irrigation wells and was losing electricity somewhere. It ended up being the cap but who the **** cares.
So it was missing hard and dad proceeds to pull the coil wire out of the cap and make it arc to the connector in the cap. Motor lines out and runs fine. So we set out after parts and I ask him what the actual **** happened there? He said, “I don’t know the science but dad (my grandpa) always said if you have a weak connection somewhere pull the wire and make it arc and it will amplify it and make it run.”
Is he feeding me full of shit? I’d think that’s backassward if I didn’t see it with my own two eyes.
I think it’s right because he bypassed the resistor and made it run better (more bolts to the coil)
Has anyone ever heard of this?
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