KoHeartsGPA Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 That would be helpful :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Well I can check the wire colors but can't know if there is electricity or ground on them nor if the connections are good. You'll have to do this. Quote Link to comment
logiccreations Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 I have tested the power with a test light and put the ground of the light on the one on the coil sooo Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Is that shaft turning now?, what did you do to get it to all of a sudden turn? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Turn ignition on and briefly ground the negative side of the coil. Does it spark. Quote Link to comment
logiccreations Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 I wiggled it Quote Link to comment
logiccreations Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 No Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 If you have power on the positive terminal then presumably, the coil is bad Quote Link to comment
logiccreations Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Yes it does I just did it it sparks off the found when I get it close now what? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 No Yes it does I just did it it sparks off the found when I get it close now what? So it does or doesn't make a spark??? Often a good way to check is to stick an old plug in the end of the coil high tension wire and lay on a grounded surface. Quote Link to comment
logiccreations Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 No spark out the wire but when I touch the negative side of the coil it sparks off the ground wire I touch it with Quote Link to comment
logiccreations Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 http://i1042.photobucket.com/albums/b428/Nathan_Veltrie/0216161547_zpsb7csf24f.jpg Quote Link to comment
logiccreations Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 http://i1042.photobucket.com/albums/b428/Nathan_Veltrie/0216161547a_zpswpxjixm3.jpg Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Very good looking datto :) Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 OK open up the points and place a piece of paper between the contacts to make sure they are open. Now ignition on and briefly ground the negative side of the coil. Maybe a couple of good pictures of how the coil is wired. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Why is there an alternator on that side of the engine and more importantly where is the ballast resistor??? See on the coil it says ballast resistor required. Let's see the distributor. 1 Quote Link to comment
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logiccreations Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Still sparks when I touch it with the ground Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 My bad. Either way it's not the stock set up so hard for me to know what's wrong. Normally the coil is 1 to 1.5 ohms resistance and the ballast is another 1.5 ohms. The start position on the ignition by-passe the resistor so the coil makes more powerful spark. When running in the on position, the ballast is switched in so the total is 3 ohms. This prevents the points burning out and the coil over heating. Un-wire the coil and measure the resistance across the terminals. It should be around 3 ohms. Do you have the original ballast for this? Any way to put this back to stock set up??? 1 Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Happens Quote Link to comment
logiccreations Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Not without buying a new coil Quote Link to comment
logiccreations Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I bought a new condenser should I put it on? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 You can try it. Yes. Quote Link to comment
S30Jay Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I've never seen a points distributor run without a ballast resistor. I bet that coil belongs to a different year vehicle. Seems likely the points may have overheated? If they are burned you can scuff the contact surfaces a bit with a point file (or sandpaper) that trick has gotten me home before. I'd also run a compression test to verify compression since the rebuild too. How involved/thorough was the rebuild? Are your valves sealing properly? Quote Link to comment
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