Re: [ihc] Sputter & Backfire

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 5:33 PM 6/19/04, RossWal@domain.elided wrote:
>Hi all:
>Long time occaisional poster checking in with a question. 1973 345 Scout
>II (with MSD FWIW) has been under a cover for close to a year. Charged the
>battery and fired her up and all was good. After 10 miles of highway mixed
>with some about town driving, had a choking sputter and a loud backfire.
>Then back to normal. I'm thinking an ignition failure allowed unburned gas
>into the exhaust, then when it recovered, kabboomm. Makes sense? I think
>I'll start with a new cap, rotor & points, then see how that does.
>Anything else obvious to check?
>
>Thanks so much for your wisdom,
>Ross

make sure that all the connections and wires between battery and coil are
clean and sound--INCLUDING the contacts in the ignition switch itself !!!

Greg