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Post by dave1800 on Mar 3, 2014 0:50:45 GMT
Hmmmmm. What I can see is a DLB 110 ballasted coil. You are either using the relay to ensure you have good power to the coil and relieve the stress and voltage loss on the ignition switch and wiring or I think more likely as a means of bypassing the ballast resistor while cranking. A good way for Tommy to keep his coil cool on his blue car? Correct? David All right, I see, I see.............  Explain these then:   Being mindful that none of my electrical fixes ever seem to be quite standard, of course. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 3, 2014 7:56:18 GMT
Very good indeed, David. Yup, 6v coil and 1.6 ohm ballast resistor. Relay is hooked to the output side of the starter solenoid and allows 12v to the coil when the starter is engaged. So, big sparks for starting and much lower heat when running. Chris.
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 4, 2014 0:39:49 GMT
Drove car to college - nice. Tutor decided that doing the timing as the afternoon session was a good plan. Statically (cool), dynamically with timing gun (v. cool) and with a dwell meter (  !) were all going to be possible. By 4pm, 8 students, 1 tutor and a number of passing members of staff had all joined in before the job was decided to be jobbed. Which was fine, as it was a new area we hadn't covered so far, but I was left with that slightly worrying feeling that I knew more than our tutor. Very worrying in fact, as David is quite well aware of what I think (and know) about timing. 4.30pm - home time. 12 miles across the mean streets of Leeds in the rush hour traffic....... Got a mile and a half before she died at Cottingley Crematorium (irony....). This appeared to be a loose connection on the ballast resistor - no doubt clobbered during the afternoons activities - crimped and re-fitted, off we went again. 10½ miles to go..... The further we went, the more likely she was to cut out when I lifted off - the last half mile was a nightmare. She got me home, so let's not complain too much. Pulled the cap off and had a look. With the points "on the cam", there was virtually no points gap. Got the feeler gauges back out again, re-set the points gap, nipped the screw up nice and tight and she's fine again. However, we are now back exactly and precisely where we were on Sunday afternoon! Chris. |
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Post by dave1800 on Mar 4, 2014 2:02:25 GMT
Perhaps I should come an get a job at your college teaching timing . I would certainly love to be able to weld even a fraction as well as you can as that is the key skill needed for maintaining classics without crazy money. Did you determine whether it was just the screw that wasn't tight enough? Students! Just one observation from your photo, it may be worth relieving the strain on the wires that go to the dropper resistor as I have experience from my electronics hobby that the terminals on these types of resistor working loose or fracture with the constant heating and cooling at the ceramic and metal interface. Anything you can do to reduce stress and vibration at this point must be worthwhile. The type of coil you are using should be the kindest on aftermarket (or most oem)electronic ignition units triggered by points as it produces less potentially damaging back emf than an unballasted coil. So what happened to your electronic unit? Guess you just need to re-time the car again now David Drove car to college - nice. Tutor decided that doing the timing as the afternoon session was a good plan. Statically (cool), dynamically with timing gun (v. cool) and with a dwell meter ( !) were all going to be possible. By 4pm, 8 students, 1 tutor and a number of passing members of staff had all joined in before the job was decided to be jobbed. Which was fine, as it was a new area we hadn't covered so far, but I was left with that slightly worrying feeling that I knew more than our tutor. Very worrying in fact, as David is quite well aware of what I think (and know) about timing. 4.30pm - home time. 12 miles across the mean streets of Leeds in the rush hour traffic....... Got a mile and a half before she died at Cottingley Crematorium (irony....). This appeared to be a loose connection on the ballast resistor - no doubt clobbered during the afternoons activities - crimped and re-fitted, off we went again. 10½ miles to go..... The further we went, the more likely she was to cut out when I lifted off - the last half mile was a nightmare. She got me home, so let's not complain too much. Pulled the cap off and had a look. With the points "on the cam", there was virtually no points gap. Got the feeler gauges back out again, re-set the points gap, nipped the screw up nice and tight and she's fine again. However, we are now back exactly and precisely where we were on Sunday afternoon! Chris. |
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Post by indianajones on Mar 9, 2014 0:05:05 GMT
Glad to see you got it 'fixed' in the end  -Andrew |
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 21, 2014 13:52:34 GMT
Went out to the car this morning to do a few errands and some thieving toe-rag has pulled both wing mirrors off the car and made off with them. What a stupid, petty, pointless thing to do. They've left the mounting plinths on the doors, so they can't even fit the mirrors to a car.
Grrrrr.
Chris.
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Post by Nick RS on Mar 21, 2014 16:50:54 GMT
Chris,
Sorry to hear that, vandalism basically; they're probably a few yards away chucked in someone's front garden. You are overdue some good luck.
Nick
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Post by snoopy11 on Mar 21, 2014 19:04:56 GMT
Chris.
Sorry to here about this. I hope your luck changes soon.
I have a spare mirror in the garage you are welcome to if I can find it.
I will have to check what side it is
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Post by tripplescrew on Mar 21, 2014 19:37:40 GMT
Hi Chris, I have some surplus door mirrors let me know if you want them.
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 21, 2014 19:54:41 GMT
Cheers chaps. I've had a scout round the immediate area and they're nowhere obvious. I have found a scruffy offside door mirror which I've fitted and that'll do for the moment.
Chris.
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Post by dave1800 on Mar 22, 2014 1:10:55 GMT
So sorry to hear this Chris; I just can't understand why they get kicks from this. David Went out to the car this morning to do a few errands and some thieving toe-rag has pulled both wing mirrors off the car and made off with them. What a stupid, petty, pointless thing to do. They've left the mounting plinths on the doors, so they can't even fit the mirrors to a car. Grrrrr. Chris. |
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Post by tommydp on Mar 22, 2014 7:34:02 GMT
Sorry to hear it, Chris! Very annoying. Hope you find some nice mirrors to replace them.
Someone took a nice "NAF" badge (Norwegian Car Association) from the blue car's grille once, and it had been on the car since new. The worst thing is that such vandalism could be done by other enthusiasts/ classic car owners, as I doubt many kids will have interest in old car badges etc:-)
Tommy.
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 25, 2014 21:36:10 GMT
Been pottering round this afternoon. Car juddering and jolting under acceleration. Ignition switch very warm when we got back. Dash board demolition tomorrow, I suppose.  Chris. |
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Post by indianajones on Mar 26, 2014 4:55:50 GMT
Sorry to hear about your mirrors, I can only imagine some drunk prat did the damage.
Can't stand people who mess around with other peoples cars.
-Andrew
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Post by tommydp on Mar 26, 2014 6:17:25 GMT
Been pottering round this afternoon. Car juddering and jolting under acceleration. Ignition switch very warm when we got back. Dash board demolition tomorrow, I suppose. Chris. Sorry to hear that.. You're running points now right, Chris? Are you sure you have a quality condenser? I only say it as I see from the last picture, there's a green wire coming from the distributor. Some of the bad condensers around have green wires.. Lucas ones have black wires coming out of the dizzy. It could be the ignition switch itself too, of course. Time to do some voltage drop testing:-) Good luck! Tommy |
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All right, I see, I see............. 
!) were all going to be possible. By 4pm, 8 students, 1 tutor and a number of passing members of staff had all joined in before the job was decided to be jobbed. Which was fine, as it was a new area we hadn't covered so far, but I was left with that slightly worrying feeling that I knew more than our tutor. Very worrying in fact, as David is quite well aware of what I think (and know) about timing.
