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> Won't Start after conector problem., No spark. Why? PLEASE HELP!!!
old9one4
post Apr 18 2009, 08:57 PM
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72' car with 71' wiring (assembled in Dec 71') so no oil tempurature wire in ingition harness.

While searching for oil temp wire I didn't replace the ignition harness connector back on the relay board correctly. It was tilted at an angle with the #1 pin end possibly not contacted. Motor would not turn over. Fuel pump started but no cranking. Tried to jump thinking battery was low. With no help from jump I reviewed my previous actions.

When I found the tipped connector I pushed it back down to the correct contact problem. Now motor turns over and fuel pump works but no start. Only thing I can think of is no spark but, don't know why.

Any thought on this? Coil damaged or worse alternator damaged?

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post Apr 19 2009, 09:50 AM
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Verify that it's not getting spark.

If not, check for +12V on the thicker black wire (which may have a red stripe) on the (+) terminal of the coil when the key is on. Check that the ground braid inside the distributor is there. Make sure the points open and close when the distributor shaft turns. Then check that the wire from the points gets shorted to ground and then disconnected when the points open and close.

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