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Posted by Bob M on October 11, 2001 at 10:31:57 from (165.170.128.66):
In Reply to: breaker points and condensor posted by vernon on October 11, 2001 at 10:07:03:
Vernon - If the coil wire is firing (I presume you mean you're getting a spark out of the coil) then the spark's gotta be getting lost in the distributor. Probable cause is the distributor is has gone grossly out of time - i.e. body has come loose and turned. Try this: Rotate the motor until it's on #1 cyl TDC. Now pop off the distributor cap and look underneath. The rotor should be squarely beneath either the #1 or #4 spark wire nipples. If it's not, loosen the distributor clamp bolt and rotate the distributor body until it is. That should get the motor to at least start - you'll then have to reset the timing per tune up specications to get it running right. BTW - Ignition condensers are voltage insensitive - a condenser from a 6 volt system will work fine on 12 volts. Good luck!
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