Resistance Wire to Coil

[Supergas990]

Well, I replaced the coil, resistance wire and added a ballast resistor. Still no spark. I didn't have time to install the Unilite, so I'm kind of feeling lost.

I have voltage on both sides of the resistor and from the starter at the coil. There's just no spark - Very strange.

Can points burn up or fail? I'm of the younger generation and don't have any real experience with points, setting dwell, etc...

Any technical help or suggestions are appreciated.

Blair

[John Brown]

Yes, points can burn bad enough that you don't get any spark. The plate that the points are mounted to can also lose ground and the points won't work if that plate isn't grounded. One more thing, make sure no one played a trick on you and put a piece of tape on the points. That was a favorite trick used in the Plymouth trouble shooting contest many moons ago.

To help you figure this out, the points should be open about 16 thousandths when they are on the point of the cam lobe. They should be closed when on the flats.

Condensers can go bad with no notice too.....