Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: SUPER A STILL NOT RUNNING

Posted by Gary_N_WV on October 14, 2003 at 10:11:54 from (129.71.234.254):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: SUPER A STILL NOT RUNNING posted by bill in vt on October 14, 2003 at 09:40:51:

Bill,
If you do the coil spark test, and have a spark, then it proves that your coil isn't bad....or at least it is working part way.
If the spark from the coil is yellow, then the coil might still be your problem.
If the spark is blue, then your coil is probably OK.
If you do not have a spark, then it could be several things.....no power from the ignition switch, points not opening, bad coil etc.
To tell if your distributor shaft is turning, take the distributor cap off and crank the engine.....you should see the rotor button turning round and round.
After you ensure the rotor is turning,
then you can do a spark test on one of the plug wires."Put your dist cap back on"
Even though you have coil spark, if for some reason the rotor button isn't in the right position when the coil fires your spark won't be routed to the plug wire at the proper time.
If you have a problem with a stripped gear as someone suggested, then things might be out of time enough that you won't get spark to the plug wire at the proper time.
It's sorta like shooting tin cans off the ole board fence, if your gun is pointing somewhere in between the cans, you won't hit one of them.
If your rotor button isn't making contact with the terminal inside your rotor cap to route the spark out the plug wire, your plug won't fire.This could happen if you had a stripped gear.

While you have your distributor cap off, have someone crank the engine while you look at the points.....make sure they are opening and closing.

Do "not" unbolt and take out the distributor.
Chances are...that since you engine was running fine before, that there isn't a major problem.......

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