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Re: MGA won't start

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Subject: Re: MGA won't start
From: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 22:42:39 -0400
Or condenser?   Allen

>From: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@huntnet.net>
>
>Look at the dizzy.  You can have power to the coil but no spark because no
>trigger.  Points?  John
>
>Art Pfenninger wrote:
>
>> My neighbors MGA all of a sudden won't start. Thinking this would be an
>> easy fix I jumped right in but found a strange problem. No spark is
>> coming from the coil yet the coil is getting 11.5 volts. I know it should
>> be higher but there still should be a spark. Thinking that the coil wire
>> might be bad I stuck a screw driver into the tower and used a jumper wire
>> but still no spark. I then put another coil on and tried everything again
>> but still no spark. So, two coils both getting power to the - side(car is
>> still positive ground) but no spark from the coil wire or from a screw
>> driver stuck in. Any suggestions??
>> ...Art
>

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