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Old 03-18-2011, 11:38 PM   #7
Tom Wesenberg
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Default Re: Not getting fire!! Won't start. PLEASE HELP FAST!!

Are you getting a nice blue spark at least 1/4" long when you hold the coil wire near a head stud? If not, then stop the engine where the points are open, then turn the key on and see if you have 6 volts at the movable contact of the points. If so, then short the points with a screwdriver and see if you have a good spark at the end of the coil wire. If so, then the points need cleaning. That's assuming they are set at .020" and opening and closing OK.

As Jim said, if you have spark at the end of the coil wire, but not the plugs, then change the rotor. I've also seen the distributor body short between the strips inside the bakelite.
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