61 pioneer shaking and oil light flickering

finimania

Posted 2013-07-07 8:14 PM (#384743) Subject: 61 pioneer shaking and oil light flickering

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Hi Guys,
Looking for some help. I took my 61 pioneer for a ride this morning here in mass. I stopped at a light towards the end of my ride which was about ten miles and the car began to shake and the red oil light began to flicker. It smoothed out when I accelerated but did the same thing again when I was backing the car into the garage. The car has a 318 poly with a pertronix ignitor 2 kit with the flamethrower coil. I have bypassed the ballast resistor by splicing in a piece of wire as per the pertronix instructions. The oil was recently changed and I put a bottle of gumout fuel treatment in the tank the other day. The are was running great up rt125 at about 60 mph and it was pulling nicely with plenty of power. I looked over my pertronix install to make sure it was set up right and I think its ok. Just trying to give a background to help figure this problem out. When I installed the new coil I removed the old one and it had a small condensor looking thing hooked up to the negative coil terminal. I just assumed I didn't need it. Any help would be appreciated. The fuel pump is fairly new and the fuel filter is brand new. I also just had the transmission rebuilt.
thanks,
Ken Mopar1

Posted 2013-07-07 9:45 PM (#384760 - in reply to #384743) Subject: Re: 61 pioneer shaking and oil light flickering

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Did you check the oil? Mopar1

Posted 2013-07-07 9:57 PM (#384762 - in reply to #384760) Subject: Re: 61 pioneer shaking and oil light flickering

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Could be a vacuum hose has come off or split where it's doing it @ idle. 61forfun

Posted 2013-07-07 10:38 PM (#384767 - in reply to #384743) Subject: Re: 61 pioneer shaking and oil light flickering

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Agree with the vacuum suspect. Does the car have a brake power booster? My little 318 ran that way, the booster needed a rebuild... runs like a little top now

Edited by 61forfun 2013-07-07 10:38 PM

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Posted 2013-07-08 2:57 AM (#384796 - in reply to #384743) Subject: Re: 61 pioneer shaking and oil light flickering

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I think the clue here is the fuel cleaner you have put in, my guess is that the plugs are now fouled by the rubbish thats going through the system.

I am not a big fan of any of the mechanic in a can stuff as anything that it does loosen has to go somewhere.

Check fuel filter, carby (look in the fuel bowl for debris), spark plugs for lots of carbon build up

The shakeing and oil light flickering indicate low idle speed

Idle circuit blocking up in the carb can cause this as well as poor firing cylinders

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