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>alpines-digest #529 Wed Dec 10 04:05:01 MST 1997
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>Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 14:30:43 -0600
>From: Ken Williams <kenw(at)admin.stedwards.edu>
>Subject: Spark
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>My 64 SIII with the SV engine (positive ground) doesn't want to start.
I
>drove it home on Thursday, and on Friday morning, no go. Starter
turns just
>fine. Ammeter shows discharge. Points are clean and opening. No
spark at
>points (or beyond). Replaced condenser and coil, but no change.
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>I guess the next step is to start replacing wires. Other hints will
be
>gratefully accepted.
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>Ken Williams
>Austin, TX
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>**What about the plastic insulator block on the distributor housing?
One of my Civics shorted there. You can have the coil tested for
output at some auto part stores. Is there power to both sides of the
coil when the points are open? Dirty or tracks in the distributor
cap,condensation etc cause crappy spark too.
When my car started having probs, I found that the distributer had
slipped out of the engine and of course at the worst intersection we
have. The shaft made partial engagement enough to backfire and run
sometimes.
Miles
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