spaceman and maria
Mar 17 2009, 08:49 PM
71 ECONOLINE 302 AUTO no air , all new wires , cap , rotor , coil , points , battery , solenoid , condenser , pretty much everything , van ran fine for years , put up a year ago due to finances . checked continuity from coil wire to points , turned key on and pry opened points and they sparked checked all wires , replaced coil twice with accel $100 ones and a new stock one . also checked /relaced wire from dist to coil , need help
EconoDave
Mar 17 2009, 09:14 PM
do you have the resistor on the coil, and check to see that it is only getting 9 volt's not 12, + side . (I think thats what the resistor wire brings it down to. You are checking for spark from the coil wire right? ( not a spark plug wire.) Make sure you are getting juice during the start mode ( key all the way on).
Dave
Roger
Mar 18 2009, 05:33 AM
Were all of these new parts replaced because of the problem you're having?.. Or were they replaced before you had to put the van away a year ago?.
Did you set the point gap correctly?.
Probably a dumb question,, but have you checked for spark at the plugs?.
Vic
Mar 18 2009, 11:53 PM
Bad gas that coated the plugs.
Put in new plugs, blast the plugs, or clean the plugs with paint thinner and burn it off.
Vic