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| Rjmathison |
 Aug 20 2017, 06:12 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 21-August 16 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 20,321 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
Still need some help.. my all stock 76 2.0 isn't starting. It was running excellent a month ago after installing petronix. All of a sudden it was having a intermittent stuttering problem but went away. After parking, went out the next day and it would only turn over but not start.
Thinking the petronix went bad, I replace points/condenser and it fired up and seemed to be running /idling fine. Turned it off and then it won't start again. Fuel pump is working and the i tank fuel screen is intact. It's Not getting spark. Stumped !!! |
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| rhodyguy |
Aug 20 2017, 09:06 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,252 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Btw, The car is like it came out of a time capsule. Beautiful 2.0 with Malaga red original paint, super interior and looks to be a 76' with all the leftover parts out of the factory bins. Stunning unmolested survivor. My guess is a late production #.
No spark. I thought about it all the way home. I think your coil might be suspect Ross. Fuel pump energizes briefly with key in the first position. After a bit of cranking you get a faint whiff of fuel at the engine. Plugs were not pulled. Spark test with both a spare plug and a timing light showed no sign of spark. For the first coil test, one checks for voltage to the coil at the positive terminal with the key on? That would be coil terminal #15 (Haynes wiring diagram)? The coil body is grey in color. I'll go look for a spare coil for you to try. |
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| Rjmathison |
Aug 20 2017, 06:30 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 21-August 16 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 20,321 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Aug 20 2017, 10:06 AM)  Btw, The car is like it came out of a time capsule. Beautiful 2.0 with Malaga red original paint, super interior and looks to be a 76' with all the leftover parts out of the factory bins. Stunning unmolested survivor. My guess is a late production #. No spark. I thought about it all the way home. I think your coil might be suspect Ross. Fuel pump energizes briefly with key in the first position. After a bit of cranking you get a faint whiff of fuel at the engine. Plugs were not pulled. Spark test with both a spare plug and a timing light showed no sign of spark. For the first coil test, one checks for voltage to the coil at the positive terminal with the key on? That would be coil terminal #15 (Haynes wiring diagram)? The coil body is grey in color. I'll go look for a spare coil for you to try. Sooo, putting the old (working) coil in didn't help!! Still stumped ! |
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| porschetub |
Aug 20 2017, 09:34 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,982 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Rjmathison @ Aug 21 2017, 12:30 PM) QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Aug 20 2017, 10:06 AM) Btw, The car is like it came out of a time capsule. Beautiful 2.0 with Malaga red original paint, super interior and looks to be a 76' with all the leftover parts out of the factory bins. Stunning unmolested survivor. My guess is a late production #. No spark. I thought about it all the way home. I think your coil might be suspect Ross. Fuel pump energizes briefly with key in the first position. After a bit of cranking you get a faint whiff of fuel at the engine. Plugs were not pulled. Spark test with both a spare plug and a timing light showed no sign of spark. For the first coil test, one checks for voltage to the coil at the positive terminal with the key on? That would be coil terminal #15 (Haynes wiring diagram)? The coil body is grey in color. I'll go look for a spare coil for you to try. Sooo, putting the old (working) coil in didn't help!! Still stumped ! The old coil maybe won't work with Pertronix anyway did you buy the right coil for the unit to start with ? early unit will work with Bosch blue,or Beru sports coil (so called),later pertronix ignitor II require one with less resistance if I remember right. Have run so many of theses units and never had an issue, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) . |
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Rjmathison 76 2.0 not starting Aug 20 2017, 06:12 AM
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Still need some help.. my all stock 76 2.0 isn... Aug 20 2017, 09:04 AM
Rjmathison I put the old Bosch blue coil back in and with new... Aug 21 2017, 01:18 AM rgalla9146 I'd clean the points contact surfaces and re-a... Aug 21 2017, 05:09 AM
914_teener Check the ground lead inside the dizzy. Aug 21 2017, 07:45 AM Rand
Check the ground lead inside the dizzy.
That wa... Aug 21 2017, 12:27 PM worn
Check the ground lead inside the dizzy.
That w... Aug 21 2017, 02:55 PM |
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