Definately found a problem...not sure if it is THE problem though. There are two small gauge wires going into the coil. One of them was down to one strand of copper and it broke as I was trying to remove the wire from the harness itself. Guess this is a good opportunity to upgrade & relocate the coil from the intake manifold to the fender well.

Hoping this is the only issue, but it still doesn't explain why the car runs well after a cold start as opposed to a warm/hot start.


The carburator isn't that old. It has about 2-years on a rebuild. According to the seller, it was rebuilt by a company that specialized in the OE Ford/Holley carbs. A Holley Street Avenger carb is on my Christmas wish list...but Christmas may come early at my own expense this year.