[AT] Electrical Problems..Please help

Sun Jul 30 05:52:00 PDT 2006

Take the wire running from thedist to the coil off and turn on the ignition 
and ground the side of the coil you just took off and see if you get a spark 
from the coil high side.. If not, and you have current to the coil, then you 
got a coil problem..
If so, then crank the engine until the points are closed and touch that 
distributor wire to the coil and see if you have a spark at the coil high 
side again. If not, then you have an open circuit in the points either from 
dirty points or a broken wire from the distributor post to the points. 
sometimes the insulator where the post goes thru the dist will get grounded.
If you got spark, then crank the engine until the points are open and try 
touching the dist wire to the coil again. if you get spark now, the points 
are grounded in the distributor, or the post thru the dist is grounded, or 
your condensor is grounded.

Cecil in OKla

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Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Electrical Problems..Please help

>
> So far I think i've already tried all your suggestions.  I have hooked the
> wires two different ways onto the coil just to be sure (and have nice new 
> clean
> points).  I'll try Walts test next and see if I can get a spark.  What I 
> think
> it could be is a broken wire somewhere thats effecting the ground.  Are 
> there
> any wires inside the distributor underneath the points that I should be
> looking for?  Thanks again.
>
> Enjoy, Joe
>
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