Mallory Install Part 3--No spark |
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Mallory Install Part 3--No spark |
jaybird840 |
Oct 9 2007, 10:08 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 163 Joined: 27-September 06 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 6,927 Region Association: Southwest Region |
OK,
On to phase three of the Unilite install. I got the dizzy drive properly indexed and the dizzy set at TDC on #1. I verified by thumb-over-hole and by watching the valves. Now I am getting no spark out of the dizzy. Car ran on 009 dizzy two days ago. Replaced coil with new Bosch blue and installed the Unilite. I have checked and replaced all of the spade terminal ends, so I should have good contacts. From the Unilite, I have the brown wire to engine block ground, the green wire to coil neg (I assume that's the one with the minus sign), and red wire to coil positive (the one marked "15"). I say no spark, because I am getting no flash from a timing light (which worked two days ago, and shows to have power--it's digital). Attached is a pic of the coil. Let me know where to go from here.... |
Jake Raby |
Oct 10 2007, 03:57 PM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,394 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
Yopu CANNOT set the timing at idle speed!! The only time thats acceptable is IF the engine will operate only at idle!
Depending upon the internal settings of the distributor to properly dictate timing at "full advance" isn't wise. Set the timing at 28* full advance, above 3,500 RPM and then see where it falls back to at idle speed and go from there. Full advance is all that matters to the life of the engine. Glad you got it running, but you are not finished yet (but you would be if it would have came off my shelf :-) |
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