New member here and in need of advice. I've got a 601 ford that I've used moderately for about 20 years. Ol' Bob is important to have around my homestead.
Anyway the 601 has always had the problem of conking out when it gets warm enough. If the weather out is 90 or so it will run about 45 minutes and quit. You can choke it back to life but it runs ragged and you have to manipulate the choke. Problem is rare in the winter. Cooling system seems fine and the temp gauge is working.
I'd always thought it was the coil but with a new heavy duty coil it does the same thing. The ignition is still contact points and it does not have a primary resister. A new set of points will start to burn out after about 50 hours which I can live with but any way points and condenser have been frequently changed.
I bought an electronic ignition kit for it but have never installed it, I hate fiddling with those little screws.
Any way any ideas why this is happening would be gratefully considered. Thanks in advance!
Anyway the 601 has always had the problem of conking out when it gets warm enough. If the weather out is 90 or so it will run about 45 minutes and quit. You can choke it back to life but it runs ragged and you have to manipulate the choke. Problem is rare in the winter. Cooling system seems fine and the temp gauge is working.
I'd always thought it was the coil but with a new heavy duty coil it does the same thing. The ignition is still contact points and it does not have a primary resister. A new set of points will start to burn out after about 50 hours which I can live with but any way points and condenser have been frequently changed.
I bought an electronic ignition kit for it but have never installed it, I hate fiddling with those little screws.
Any way any ideas why this is happening would be gratefully considered. Thanks in advance!