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> No spark... Well. Some spark.
broomhandle
post Oct 1 2012, 10:38 PM
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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.
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post Oct 3 2012, 04:53 PM
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Let's just re-state this.

You have power to the (+) terminal of the coil. The points get grounded and then the connection opens, and they are hooked to the (-) terminal of the coil.

You've unplugged the tach wire from the coil to take it out of the equation.

The big fat wire from the coil to the center terminal of the distributor cap has spark. You've checked it with either an extra plug or just holding it close to a grounded piece of metal. The spark was fat and white and happy, not pathetic and orange.

Once the spark goes into the cap, it does not come back out of the cap. You have checked this with a known (TESTED!!) plug wire, either with a plug on the end or held close to a ground as the center coil wire above.

You have checked the resistance of the distributor rotor from the center to the tip, and it is appropriate for your setup.

If all of that is true, then either the distributor cap is effed or the rotor isn't bridging from the center electrode on the cap to the outer electrode.


So, are all of those separate things that I have listed correct? You've checked each and every single one?

If you have a fat wire, you can plug it into the underside of the cap so it bridges from the center terminal to the outer one going to your test wire/plug. Don't even hook the cap on. Then check again for spark on your test wire/plug. This will eliminate the cap itself (or that one part of it) as a suspect.

Isolate and test, methodically isolate and test. You'll find what is wrong at some point.

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broomhandle   No spark... Well. Some spark.   Oct 1 2012, 10:38 PM
messix   I'm going nuts. I have spark to my points. Th...   Oct 1 2012, 10:41 PM
broomhandle   Yeah, coil is almost new.   Oct 2 2012, 12:26 AM
ArtechnikA   Yeah, coil is almost new. If you have spark at T...   Oct 2 2012, 03:56 AM
broomhandle   Yeah, coil is almost new. If you have spark at ...   Oct 2 2012, 10:25 AM
timothy_nd28   The points are either burnt, or your condenser is ...   Oct 2 2012, 12:41 AM
bandjoey   Several threads on testing coils. I think if you p...   Oct 2 2012, 11:12 AM
bandjoey   Here u go on coil Hopefully that will resolve your...   Oct 2 2012, 11:31 AM
broomhandle   cool, ill check that. but i have starting problem....   Oct 2 2012, 01:11 PM
Katmanken   Check to see if you are getting 12v to the coil wh...   Oct 2 2012, 04:44 PM
bandjoey   There are not that many parts. Plugs. Wires. P...   Oct 2 2012, 04:51 PM
underthetire   Just gotta ask, the points are hooked up the the -...   Oct 2 2012, 05:32 PM
The Cabinetmaker   Ok, you have spark from the coil wire, and the poi...   Oct 2 2012, 06:01 PM
broomhandle   its a bosch cap/rotor, not that old. i was thinkin...   Oct 3 2012, 09:54 AM
euro911   Is your point gap set at .016" (or a dwell re...   Oct 3 2012, 10:59 AM
broomhandle   Is your point gap set at .016" (or a dwell r...   Oct 3 2012, 11:09 AM
rhodyguy   a 1.8 and an 009? carbs? k   Oct 3 2012, 02:29 PM
broomhandle   a 1.8 and an 009? carbs? k Yes. and carb.   Oct 3 2012, 03:24 PM
Dave_Darling   Let's just re-state this. You have power to t...   Oct 3 2012, 04:53 PM
broomhandle   it was the bloody green wire...... I told you i ha...   Oct 4 2012, 09:48 AM
Dave_Darling   Isolate and test, be methodical. :) It does tend...   Oct 4 2012, 06:34 PM


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