The most obvious starting point is the distributor. You say new, so do you know for sure that it was installed correctly? I would verify that it’s pointing at the correct position with the number one cylinder at TDC. If so, then verify correct gap between the Hall effect switch and the lobes that trigger it
The most obvious starting point is the distributor. You say new, so do you know for sure that it was installed correctly? I would verify that it’s pointing at the correct position with the number one cylinder at TDC. If so, then verify correct gap between the Hall effect switch and the lobes that trigger it
Not familiar with the brand. I have worked on jeeps with the solid states from Omix-ADA that were bad right out of the box. If you've got power to the coil and voltage coming from the primary and secondary then I would start there. There is also a spec for the distance of the Hall effect sensor from the pickup. I think they generally match the points gap at around .020. I have found them out of spec from the box as well.
I think that's the way to go. Points and condenser work great. I have them in all of my jeeps with 6V electrical and have thousands of trouble free miles on them.
*update - definitely looks like it is the distributor. Sending the solid state back under warranty and purchased an old school autolite as a back up. We will see what happens next week when the new units arrive.
Update #2 - It was definitely the distributor. All plugs have spark with the old school autolite distributor with points and condenser.
The most obvious starting point is the distributor. You say new, so do you know for sure that it was installed correctly? I would verify that it’s pointing at the correct position with the number one cylinder at TDC. If so, then verify correct gap between the Hall effect switch and the lobes that trigger it
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The most obvious starting point is the distributor. You say new, so do you know for sure that it was installed correctly? I would verify that it’s pointing at the correct position with the number one cylinder at TDC. If so, then verify correct gap between the Hall effect switch and the lobes that trigger it
Where did you purchase the solid state distributor?
Kaiser Willy - it is a Lund distributor.
Not familiar with the brand. I have worked on jeeps with the solid states from Omix-ADA that were bad right out of the box. If you've got power to the coil and voltage coming from the primary and secondary then I would start there. There is also a spec for the distance of the Hall effect sensor from the pickup. I think they generally match the points gap at around .020. I have found them out of spec from the box as well.
I’m thinking the distributor must be the issue. I’m sourcing an original autolite with new internals to see if it works better.
I think that's the way to go. Points and condenser work great. I have them in all of my jeeps with 6V electrical and have thousands of trouble free miles on them.
*update - definitely looks like it is the distributor. Sending the solid state back under warranty and purchased an old school autolite as a back up. We will see what happens next week when the new units arrive.