sdibbers
Well-Known Member
That’s the worst ball joint to seize too! Glad your perseverance paid off.
As for ignition problems: I believe the 64 ‘should’ be ballasted. Easy way to check: turn engine by hand (or put in forth gear and push) with the distributor cap off. Make sure points are closed. Now turn on ignition and measure voltage across the spade terminals on the coil. If you see 12v or above it’s not ballasted. If you see around 9v it’s ballasted.
The ballast resister is hidden in the wiring loom behind the dash. They can go bad with age, often working intermittently when they do. Just to throw you off the scent! You can temporarily run a wire directly from the points to the negative terminal of the coil and try a to start the engine. If you see a decent spark chances are the resister has died. You can run it this way (especially if you don’t have a tacho fitted) but will need to use a 3 ohm coil as a 1.5 ohm coil will over heat this way.
On the carbs, a thorough clean with carb cleaner should help you. Maybe consider new float valves to be safe. As long as the floats are still sealed and the spindles and their bushes aren’t too worn you should be fine.
As for ignition problems: I believe the 64 ‘should’ be ballasted. Easy way to check: turn engine by hand (or put in forth gear and push) with the distributor cap off. Make sure points are closed. Now turn on ignition and measure voltage across the spade terminals on the coil. If you see 12v or above it’s not ballasted. If you see around 9v it’s ballasted.
The ballast resister is hidden in the wiring loom behind the dash. They can go bad with age, often working intermittently when they do. Just to throw you off the scent! You can temporarily run a wire directly from the points to the negative terminal of the coil and try a to start the engine. If you see a decent spark chances are the resister has died. You can run it this way (especially if you don’t have a tacho fitted) but will need to use a 3 ohm coil as a 1.5 ohm coil will over heat this way.
On the carbs, a thorough clean with carb cleaner should help you. Maybe consider new float valves to be safe. As long as the floats are still sealed and the spindles and their bushes aren’t too worn you should be fine.