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Ford 2000 running on only 1 cylinder

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Wayne Scott

10-17-2007 03:16:51




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I have a '68 Ford 2000 with a gas 3-cyl engine.

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I recently installed a Pertronix electronic ignition along with the high voltage coil and replaced the spark plugs. I haven't used it more that an hour since the upgrade, but I have started it several times with no problems.

Recently it has started to get difficult to start and when the engine does start it has very low power and feels to be running on only one cylinder. After a could minutes of puttering along the others will start firing and it will run smoother and have more power.

How do I figure out what is wrong? It seems to have no problems getting gas to the carb (had this for a while). It seem to have a spark from each plug when putting a screwdriver in the wire and watching it arc to ground.

I need this tractor for snow removal in the winter so cold starting is very important to me. Would increasing the spark gap because of the 40,000V coil make it start better in the winter?

-Wayne

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Robert S DiResta

10-20-2007 16:56:42




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 Re: Ford 2000 running on only 1 cylinder in reply to Wayne Scott, 10-17-2007 03:16:51  
if you have your old coil try putting that back in. i just installed one on my 2000. the instructions said the ignitor is compatible only with a point style coil. the coil ohmed out at 1.5 ohms. the pertronics "flame thrower" 40 KV coils are compatible with the "ignitor unit".
hope it helps.



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soundguy

10-17-2007 06:03:12




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 Re: Ford 2000 running on only 1 cylinder in reply to Wayne Scott, 10-17-2007 03:16:51  
You are all over the road.

1st.. decide if you have spark .. good spark , at each coil. If you are at least running the oem gap, then you have sufficient ignition potential to fire off the fuel/air charge. extra gap will allow higher KV to build up.. but ig you have weak spark, will cause problems.

Once you determine you have good spark a tthe wire, I'd check the cap and rotor. A cracked rotor can short spark.. a carbon tracked distrib cap can short sparks out.

I'd pull those plugs and stick the old ones back in. while rare.. i have seen new plugs with cracked insulators ( and that can short the spark out ).

next.. fuel issue.

if you don't have a good flow of fuel to the carb.. you won't get the engine to run good.. in fact.. it will act like it is starving / lean mainjet.

have you adjusted your mainjet ( enriched? ) If not, screw it in, and count the turns, then screw it back out the same number... sometimes a big of crud clogs it and seating it helps..

I'm only familiar with the MS and zenith not the holley.. so can't help you any on holley adjustment..

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Soundguy

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