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Old 10-01-2023, 06:23 PM   #17
philipswanson
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Default Re: 40 Ford Ignition Woes

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Originally Posted by Juergen View Post
The first thing I check when a car just stops as check if an ignition or gas problem. Take off the air cleaner and work the throttle to see if the accelerator pump squirts out gas. If so fuel is not a problem. Then pull a wire and hold it close to ground as you try to start. You should have a hot blue spark. With a crab distributor you have an external coil. So check the output of the coil with the spark test. If still nothing you know it is in the ignition upstream of the coil. Check the input voltage at the coil. If not there keep going back.
We checked for a fuel problem and getting a squirt. No spark though. Next time we take it out, I am bringing a hotwire and a multimeter. Thanks!
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