Farm Jeep isn't getting spark.
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- Fort Collins, CO
- Vehicle(s)
- 1960 CJ5 (totally stock), little rusty but mechanically pretty sound. 4-cyl (stock), manual transmission.
Hi All,
We have a 1960 CJ5 on our farm that ran perfectly until parked under a tarp for a Colorado winter in 2009. When spring came in 2010, the old Willys wouldn't start after fresh gas and battery. I didn't have time for another project, so I moved it inside the shed where it sits to this day. I have recently tried to get it started and just about at my wits end. Here are the details:
* No power coming out of distributor, but have +/- 11.5V coming out of the coil.
* New parts changed during the process of elimination: 12V coil, ground wire from coil to distributor, points (gapped 0.02"), condenser, cap and rotor, coil wire, (4) gapped spark plugs.
* Engine turns normally, engine getting fuel, fresh gasoline and new in-line fuel filter (old school clear plastic with paper filter type), battery charged up.
* Can the distributor itself be bad? I am a mechanical person, but don't have a ton of "car electronics" experience. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
We have a 1960 CJ5 on our farm that ran perfectly until parked under a tarp for a Colorado winter in 2009. When spring came in 2010, the old Willys wouldn't start after fresh gas and battery. I didn't have time for another project, so I moved it inside the shed where it sits to this day. I have recently tried to get it started and just about at my wits end. Here are the details:
* No power coming out of distributor, but have +/- 11.5V coming out of the coil.
* New parts changed during the process of elimination: 12V coil, ground wire from coil to distributor, points (gapped 0.02"), condenser, cap and rotor, coil wire, (4) gapped spark plugs.
* Engine turns normally, engine getting fuel, fresh gasoline and new in-line fuel filter (old school clear plastic with paper filter type), battery charged up.
* Can the distributor itself be bad? I am a mechanical person, but don't have a ton of "car electronics" experience. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.