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No spark... Well. Some spark. |
broomhandle |
Oct 1 2012, 10:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 26-June 09 From: Half Moon Bay, CA Member No.: 10,512 Region Association: Northern California |
I'm going nuts. I have spark to my points. They open and close. But I have no spark to my plugs.
I have a 1.8 with a 009 dist. Any thoughts? It turns over but nothing. |
euro911 |
Oct 3 2012, 10:59 AM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,851 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California |
Is your point gap set at .016" (or a dwell reading between 44 and 50 degrees?)
Are you absolutely sure the 12+ wire to the coil is connected to the positive (+) terminal on the coil, and the ['green'] wire from the points and condenser are going to the negative (-) terminal? If connected 'reverse polarity', you can still get spark at the points and out of the coil, but it won't generate enough energy to jump the gap between the rotor and cap terminals and the spark plug gap under load. How to check a condenser (capacitor): 1.Remove it from dizzy 2. Attach the body the to the (-) side of the battery 3. Briefly touch the wire to the (+) side of the battery (may need to use a wire jumper with alligator clips on both ends) 4. Remove it from the battery and toss it to a friend. If he jumps because he gets a jolt, it's OK (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
broomhandle |
Oct 3 2012, 11:09 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 26-June 09 From: Half Moon Bay, CA Member No.: 10,512 Region Association: Northern California |
Is your point gap set at .016" (or a dwell reading between 44 and 50 degrees?) Are you absolutely sure the 12+ wire to the coil is connected to the positive (+) terminal on the coil, and the ['green'] wire from the points and condenser are going to the negative (-) terminal? If connected 'reverse polarity', you can still get spark at the points and out of the coil, but it won't generate enough energy to jump the gap between the rotor and cap terminals and the spark plug gap under load. How to check a condenser (capacitor): 1.Remove it from dizzy 2. Attach the body the to the (-) side of the battery 3. Briefly touch the wire to the (+) side of the battery (may need to use a wire jumper with alligator clips on both ends) 4. Remove it from the battery and toss it to a friend. If he jumps because he gets a jolt, it's OK (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) thanks that helps. im going to check the "green" wire again. green is always neg. but my father in law was saying, "on my chevy"..... so it could be moved now i think about it. F, if thats its. im gonna be flaming mad!!!!! |
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