It’s a lack of spark
So my mechanic friend stops by with a known working distributor and we proceed to do some testing. First thing we did was pull the cap and noticed a couple of melted wires going to the coil under the cap….
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Tag Archive: Electrical
Happy Anniversary!
Today marks the one year anniversary since My 55 Chevy Bel Air came to her new home. It has been a long year that seemed to fly by quite quickly. We’ve had our ups and downs, but for the most…
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Dome Sweet Dome
Tonight I finished the final bit of wiring in the whole rewire project. Yes, this 55 year old Chevy now has a working dome light. I got all four doors wired with the original dome switches so when a door…
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Updated Interior
With the new gauges installed and the steering wheel back in place, I thought I would post a pic of how the completed wiring/dash project went. I’m still undecided about what the final color of the car will be, so…
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Questions answered
Now that I had my questions answered by some fellow cruisers, everything seemed to be squared away. I wired the electric choke back up and check the lights one more time and all finally looks like a fresh re-wire job…
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Let’s start ‘er up!
It has been too long for me, I’m done with the wiring and ready to start up My 55 Chevy Bel Air. I have been wanting to crank her over since I got the main wires in, but have kept…
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Easy let down
After being up on jack stands for a long time, it was time to get all four wheels back on the ground. With all the work completed underneath (emergency brake and wiring), I decided to get the rubber back on…
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It never fails….
I guess no matter how hard you try to be neat and organized, nuts and bolts will always turn up missing. As I start to put things back in My 55 Chevy Bel Air, I’m finding myself making a few…
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A little lift here and…
Well, I re-evaluated the drive line/e-brake issue, seems that it may work like that after all (amazing what a good night’s rest will do). If there are still issues, I noticed online that there is an offset lever that is…
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The lights are on and I am home
My tail light and parking light harnesses finally arrived. Things for a 1955 Chevy can be difficult to find sometimes but when you do find them, it’s so nice to have the right parts from reasonable places. I hope to…
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