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Jason in TX · 04-06-2017, 10:01 AM

Sounds like you have gas and spark. Air is a given.

Take the distributor cap off. When you crank the car, does the rotor spin? I've had the oil pump gear break after a car sat for a while and while all conditions seemed perfect, The distributor rotor wasn't spinning.

This is down at the bottom of the distributor shaft and has a pin in it that can sheer.

gypsycandle · 04-06-2017, 10:11 AM

thanks didn't check that but i will now...

gypsycandle · 04-06-2017, 10:58 AM

Yes the rotor turns completely around..

04-06-2017, 10:01 AM	#1
Jason in TX Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ⓉⒺXⒶⓈ Posts: 2,047	Re: HELP: ready to start again...n/g Sounds like you have gas and spark. Air is a given. Take the distributor cap off. When you crank the car, does the rotor spin? I've had the oil pump gear break after a car sat for a while and while all conditions seemed perfect, The distributor rotor wasn't spinning. This is down at the bottom of the distributor shaft and has a pin in it that can sheer. __________________ -------------- Drive it like you know how to fix it! DMAFC / OILERS CC-MC

04-06-2017, 10:11 AM	#2
gypsycandle Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Central Florida Posts: 76	Re: HELP: ready to start again...n/g thanks didn't check that but i will now... __________________ I'm quickly becoming a "Specialist" in which I know more and more about less and less until I know everything about Nothing!

04-06-2017, 10:58 AM	#3
gypsycandle Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Central Florida Posts: 76	Re: HELP: ready to start again...n/g Yes the rotor turns completely around.. __________________ I'm quickly becoming a "Specialist" in which I know more and more about less and less until I know everything about Nothing!