Reply To: 1959 fisherman 5.5 help

[Don]

I am assuming you were checking the primary circuit during you restest, correct? .8ohms seems correct, zero ohms means the primary is completely shorted….That being said, those digital meters are very hard to read, and not all that accurate when reading super low resistance readings (below one ohm). The readings seem to jump around and add to confusion. I admit to being “old school”, and love my simple Stevens AT 101 analog meter….Like anything else, I’m sure there are some digital meters that do a great job in the low ohm range, but the jumpy readings sure can be confusing….
OK, so you have ordered a new coil. If the new coil doesn’t solve the problem, then I would swap the points to see if the problem swaps cylinders….If not, I would swap the condensers. Bad condesners are often overlooked, and they do deteriorate with age. And, just because they are new, doesn’t mean they are good. I am trying to remember if you replaced the points and condensers, am assuming you did…If so, did you use an OMC ignition kit?