[AT] Electrical Problems..Please help

[Cecil Bearden]

Walt your are right.  It sparks when you remove the connection.....

Cecil in OKla
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> Cecil I don't want to disagree with you because you rarely if ever wrong.
> But on this you have it backwards. The coil will spark when the points 
> open and
> field in the coil collapses.  Your idea is right but you need to touch
> ground then watch for the spark when you pull it away.
> Walt
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> In a message dated 7/30/2006 6:12:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> crbearden at copper.net writes:
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> 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.
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>
> Cecil in OKla
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> Walt  Davies
> Cooper Hollow Farm
> Monmouth, OR 97361
> 503 623-0460
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