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12-03-2019, 04:43 PM | #1 |
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No fire from coil
I bought a 50 custom parts car. I'am trying to start the engine. Wiring under dash is shot.I'am trying to hot wire it.I have voltage going to the coil,voltage going to points. When I hit the starter the points have fire. I do not have a spark from the coil wire. Any ideas what the problem is ? I have tried 2 coils.
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12-03-2019, 04:52 PM | #2 |
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Re: No fire from coil
have you tried to ground out wire coming from coil? coil wires cruddy, condenser bad, rotor button/distributor cap cracked,
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12-03-2019, 07:14 PM | #3 |
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Re: No fire from coil
Since the fire from the coil is checked to ground before the distributor, I would first clean the point contacts, check for freyed or shorted wire in the distributor, then replace the condenser.
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12-03-2019, 07:23 PM | #4 |
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Re: No fire from coil
I had a similar problem. Had juice to the point but not to the plugs. Changed 2 coils and had the same thing. Clean the points and be sure of the gap. My gaping was way off. I clean the points corrected the gaping and started right up.
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12-04-2019, 08:08 AM | #5 |
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Re: No fire from coil
Thanks for the reply's. I will check the point's first.
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12-04-2019, 11:06 AM | #6 |
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Re: No fire from coil
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Load-O-Matic distributors have a wire inside there that can short out so check that too. |
12-04-2019, 11:16 AM | #7 |
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Re: No fire from coil
As in post #4, when this has happened to one of my cars from just sitting, it was oxidation on the points. You might try pulling some 2000 grit wet/dry paper through both sets of points and see if that is all that is the matter.
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