C2 Dying

[Robert C.]

I want to pass along an issue I recently had. One of my Corvettes is a 65 coupe and when at a car cruise the car just died. It had to be taken to a shop on a roll back. The next morning the car started right up and ran normally. Everyone I talked to suggested it was a wiring harness issue so I cleaned the connectors and took it out for another run. It died again. Some back info, I had electronic ignition installed some time back. Long and short is we found that when the ignition was installed they failed to remove and shim the distributor and it was riding up and shorting out. That distributor is a bit of a pain to remove but a word to the wise, do it right if installing electronic ignition. It runs great now.

[Mark E.]

Re: C2 Dying

Robert,

Whether the cause or not, consider removing the electronics and go back to points and condenser. Unlike electronic ignition, points will not suddenly fail. And you'll notice no performance difference. There just isn't much advantage to an aftermarket electronic ignition. Ditto for aftermarket fuel injection versus a carburetor.

The beauty of an all analog car is they rarely suffer sudden failure and leave you in a lurch.

[Ray G.]

Re: C2 Dying

Robert,

Whether the cause or not, consider removing the electronics and go back to points and condenser. Unlike electronic ignition, points will not suddenly fail. And you'll notice no performance difference. There just isn't much advantage to an aftermarket electronic ignition. Ditto for aftermarket fuel injection versus a carburetor.



The beauty of an all analog car is they rarely suffer sudden failure and leave you in a lurch.

Hello;
Also recommend using "uniset" points and condenser together.
My .02
Ray

[Roger W.]

Re: C2 Dying

Hi Robert,
I am a little confused on the distributor problem. Did you have the distributor rebuilt and it was not shimmed correctly or was the distributor worn? I did not think that there was any special shimming required to install electronic ignition.