im melting (sorry so long)

ive got a 71 1600 i pulled the motor to put a clutch in it, while it was
out i removed everything from the long block and cleaned it all up, put it
back together and it runs great, except it cuts off at random now. ive
replaced fuel pump, filter, all ignition parts, now the rubber on the wire
going into the dist. is melting after about 30 min. or so, ive checked and
i have the same voltage on both sides of my coil, and ive made sure all
wires r in the right places. thanks!

187 wrote:

> ive got a 71 1600 i pulled the motor to put a clutch in it, while it was
> out i removed everything from the long block and cleaned it all up, put it
> back together and it runs great, except it cuts off at random now. ive
> replaced fuel pump, filter, all ignition parts, now the rubber on the wire
> going into the dist. is melting after about 30 min. or so, ive checked and
> i have the same voltage on both sides of my coil, and ive made sure all
> wires r in the right places. thanks!
>


Oooooooo. The small wire (Grn?) going from coil to the
side of the distrib?

The only reason I can think of that this would overheat
is if the Coil was an aftermarket unit which requires
a Ballast Resistor. If it's the factory original Bosch coil,
then no ballast is needed.

The other possibility is that the engine is overheating
and the high engine bay temperature is melting the wire.
It's suspicious that this all started after having the
engine out and apart.

Speedy Jim
http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/

I've tried the resistor and it doesn't help. I dont know about the
overheating, it seems to run great(when it does run), it's not pinging or
smoking or anything,