We will try to make available some very helpful tips and information for those members considering doing their own repair or restoration work.

If you have some helpful information, tips and pictures you would like to share, be sure to send them to us.

• Ignition switch off
  
• Loose terminal on coil or switch
  
• Loose battery wire on terminals
  
• Corroded battery terminals
  
• Weak storage battery
  
• Dirty timer points
  
• Dirt or water in timer casing
  
• Carbon deposits or oil between plug points
  
• Burnt or pitted platinum contact points
  
• Spark plugs points (gap) too close together or too far apart
  
• Ignition timer wrong - spark too late or too early
  
• Stuck breaker points
  
• Stuck contact maker lever
  
• No contact at points
  
• Poor contacts at timer
  
• Poor contact at switch
  
  
• Broken spark plug insulation
  
• Broken timer contact spring
  
  
• Defective or poor battery ground wire
  
• Defective induction coil
  
• Defective park plug (no spark at plugs)
  
• Defective platinum points in timer
  
• Defective ignition lock
  
  
• Short circuit in battery wire (grounding battery)
  
• Short circuit or break in primary wires
  
• Short circuit in ignition wire
  
• Short circuit in secondary coil
  
• Short circuit in distributor