Why do the electrical gods hate me?
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Why do the electrical gods hate me?
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73CJ
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Did you use a dwell meter to set the points?
Did you short the points to the distributor?
Do you have 12v at the coil with the key on?
Could be just about anything. Kinda like telling the Dr you hurt.
Did you short the points to the distributor?
Do you have 12v at the coil with the key on?
Could be just about anything. Kinda like telling the Dr you hurt.
rr41mag
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And finally a 1981 jeep cj7 258 hardtop
It's not gods, it's gremlins
mylittlecj5
RIP Mike, we'll all miss you
Start with the basics.
Do you have 12V at the + side of the coil with the key on?
When you manually separate the points, is there a spark?
Is the rotor in the distributor and properly set?
is the spark plug gap good on good condition plugs?
Is the rotor pointing at the #1 plug on the top of the compression stroke?
are the plug wires in the correct order?
report back with these answers and we can go from there.
Do you have 12V at the + side of the coil with the key on?
When you manually separate the points, is there a spark?
Is the rotor in the distributor and properly set?
is the spark plug gap good on good condition plugs?
Is the rotor pointing at the #1 plug on the top of the compression stroke?
are the plug wires in the correct order?
report back with these answers and we can go from there.
joshman1972
Jeeper
And the gremlins have been removed. Who knew that a lousy dis cap could stop me cold. Thanks for the help.