On Mon, 13 November 2000, "Mike" wrote:
> Mike, the very first thing I would check would
> be the points & condensor. Make sure they are
> properly set and that the gap is right. Then
> check the coil connections. I don't know if you've
> replaced any of these things or not, but if you
> have'nt, get a new set of points and a condensor
> too. A distributor cap would'nt hurt either. Did
> you have the engine apart? Check and make sure you
> don't have the engine trying to fire at 180 degrees
> off. There is a timing mark on the flywheel. You
> have to look through a hole in the cover just above
> starter. Turn the engine over by hand until you
> see the mark. Check the position of the points.
> They should be open all the way now. If you get it
> running, I don't know if you know how to check the
> timing with a light or not. If your truck is still
> 6v and you have a 12v timing light, you can still
> use the light. Just hook the light to another 12v
> battery, or I have even used a battery charger. Then
> hook the clamp on the #1 spark plug wire, and point
> it at the hole in the bellhousing and adjust your
> timing by moving the distributor till you have what
> you want. Hope I didn't step on any toes with my
> advice! It's hard to go through everything on the
> computer. Good luck!
> Rick Warren
> 55 1st series 3100
> White Heath IL.
> Finally some progress on the truck. Here's the latest hang up. We finally
> worked enough to get the starter to crank over the engine, and that is where
> we sit right now. The motor spins, but no spark. Any ideas where to start?
> How would a person check through the ignition system to determine if
> anything is either bad or just not hooked up properly? And what can someone
> do with just a multimeter and a screw driver to begin with? I am not afraid
> of hard work, but I prefer to start with the simple stuff and work out
> toward the more difficult possibilities.
>
> Any hints and/or steps (simple or detailed, detail preferred) would be
> warmly welcomed, as it finally begins to seem like winter in Minnesota (a
> light dusting of snow has tried to fall).
>
> Thanks again for the many great assistances in the past. You have all been
> very helpful.
>
> Mike Anderson
> 1948 Thriftmaster 3804
> http://www.visi.com/~m1a20/Truck (someday the site will have a new look to
> it, not yet though)
>
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