1970 914/6, No Spark at Coil (Fixed- installed MSD 6A) Options

[Joe C]

Recently replaced plugs, points, cap, rotor, wires, coil. Car was running great for about 150 miles then started to sputter like it was running out gas. Luckily made it to a gas station filled up and went on my way..... for about two miles and it just died!

This is a 1970 six with 45k miles. Its getting fuel, Points are good and correctly adjusted, CD box whistles when the key is on but there is no spark at the coil. Checked all the grounds and had my head in the engine compartment for hours looking for loose or broken wires.

Any ideas?????

And by the way, if you have classic car insurance make sure you opt in for the towing.
I didn't, $175.00 for the hook up and a 6 mile trip!!!

[rgalla9146]

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Check for gas from the accelerator jets
Check ignition at the points

[porschetub]

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Check for gas from the accelerator jets
Check ignition at the points

Or hook up a timing light on #1 and see if it flashing,a basic way of discounting a CDI issue if the points are set right and provided electrical connections are ok as Perry mentioned.
I don't know how you would set points accurately in a stock 914/6 ?,without a firewall cutout it must be a total PITA...just saying cause I don't have points anymore and a firewall cutout.

[Joe C]

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Check for gas from the accelerator jets
Check ignition at the points

Or hook up a timing light on #1 and see if it flashing,a basic way of discounting a CDI issue if the points are set right and provided electrical connections are ok as Perry mentioned.
I don't know how you would set points accurately in a stock 914/6 ?,without a firewall cutout it must be a total PITA...just saying cause I don't have points anymore and a firewall cutout.

Setting the points is not easy. you bend and twist in ways you never thought were possible!!

[rgalla9146]

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Check for gas from the accelerator jets
Check ignition at the points

Or hook up a timing light on #1 and see if it flashing,a basic way of discounting a CDI issue if the points are set right and provided electrical connections are ok as Perry mentioned.
I don't know how you would set points accurately in a stock 914/6 ?,without a firewall cutout it must be a total PITA...just saying cause I don't have points anymore and a firewall cutout.

Setting the points is not easy. you bend and twist in ways you never thought were possible!!

Actually it's far easier and certainly more accurate to remove the distributor
to adjust the points and therby the dwell.

[ClayPerrine]

Actually it's far easier and certainly more accurate to remove the distributor
to adjust the points and therby the dwell.

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I take a yellow paint marker and use it to mark where the rotor is pointing. The I take the distributor out. I change the points, and borrow a distributor machine to check the advance and set the dwell.

Then I reinstall the distributor with the rotor pointing to the yellow mark.

Connect the low voltage wiring, install the distributor cap, and fire it up. Set the timing and then (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)