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Good evening my friends I just picked up a 1935 Chevy master deluxe and almost perfect condition. Complete restoration done about 10 years ago. My question is it seems to be getting a little warm and then I touch the coil and the coil felt really hot. I don’t know if that’s normal, but the car also goes up to about 180 in about 20 minutes Carburetor was giving me problems so I took it and had it rebuilt. It’s a Carter W one but it seems that it only works good when the choke is pulled all the way out can somebody help me answer these questions or any helpful hints that has to do with 35s
JB
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ChatMaster - 750
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. The coil will get warm in normal operation. If you have a 6 volt coil and the car was converted to 12 volts the coil may explode if it gets too warm. They usually burn out first. If you turn on the ignition and the points are closed, the coil will act as a resister and not as a transformer and over heat. It's hard to diagnose via email. .
. Good luck, . Lou .
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I expect that whoever rebuilt the carb did not remove all the plugs and clean to internal passages. That is critical for a W series carb.
Rusty
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It would be normal to go up to 180 Deg after 20 minutes of idealing, The old cars heated up fast in normal weather,
Excessive idling is not goood for the engine because oil i NOT being thrown up on the pistons, rings, and wrist pins causing excessive engine wear.
Gene Schneider
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