>I had this exact problem, it was a brand new Lucas rotor that was the
>problem, looked good but somehow was allowing spark to ground itself, take
>off the distributor cap and have someone crank the engine, as its cranking
>insert a insulated screwdriver between the center post and a side post on
>the inside of the distributor and see if spark jumps across, if so your coil
>is firing, replace the rotor and I'll bet she fires up!
I would tend to agree, except that the problem is the same with BOTH
distrib's that I have. =(
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