NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! DON'T DO THIS! YOU WILL GET SHOCKED!!!
The best way is to spin the starter while your wife holds the wire! That way
you can spend all night working on your roadster and not be expected to come
into the house.
Scott H.
"Patrick P. Castronovo" wrote:
> Well surely you don't mean to unplug a spark plug wire and hold onto it
> while your wife spins the starter. Better yet the Coil wire. Pat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
> To: Annette <squishfish@home.com>; Roadster List
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, May 25, 2001 9:26 PM
> Subject: Re: It stopped starting!!
>
> >What is it they say? It only takes three things for a car to run:
> >
> >spark
> >gas
> >air
> >
> >So one or more of those things isn't correct (well I suppose there
> >could be worse things but we'll assume it's just one of those to
> >start). I'd check to be sure you're getting spark to your plugs. You
> >can check this by sticking a screwdriver in one of the spark plug wires
> >and holding the wire/screwdriver combination very near the body. If it
> >sparks from the screwdriver to the body, you've got spark. Please
> >correct me if there's a better/safer way to do this.
> >
> >
> >--- Annette <squishfish@home.com> wrote:
> >> Waaaah!
> >>
> >> Went to pull the rustbucket out of the garage this evening to give it
> >> a good
> >> wash and start getting the rust off. Imagine my surprise when it
> >> wouldn't
> >> start! It ran fine a month ago! The engine just turns and turns,
> >> never
> >> catches. We even tried jumping it in case the battery was just too
> >> low, no
> >> luck.
> >>
> >> Guess I know how we'll be spending our holiday!
> >>
> >> -Annette Rogers
> >> Rustiest 66 on the planet.
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Adam
> >'70 1600 SPL311-28181
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