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#578029 - 05/20/09 08:18 PM Starting truobles - 67B
vping Offline
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Registered: 12/17/05
Posts: 5255
Loc: Farmingdale NY
I had to swap out the generator and starter on the '67 I am working on. Odd problem is, now it won't start. It was running before. Disconnected power. Replaced both units. Generator is in situ and not hooked up because I was waiting to polarize it.

No spark. So I swapped coils. No spark. Took off diz cap, turned on key and manually opened up points. Spark!. Put back on cap, car no start and no spark at plugs.

What did I do wrong? What could it be.

Vince
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1952 TD - Gloria, 1963 MGB, 1965 MGB - FreeBee, 1967 MGB Roadster, 1967 MG B/GT Special x 3, 1967 MGB GT, 1972 MG Midget, 1972 MGB, 1974 MGB - ZOSO, 1990 535I - "Bimmer from the Black Lagoon", 1991 Ford Ranger, 2000 Harley Davidson Softail, 2004 Ford Expedition


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#578054 - 05/20/09 09:53 PM Re: Starting truobles - 67B [Re: vping]
David_DuBois Offline
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Registered: 09/30/05
Posts: 523
Loc: Bremerton, WA, USA
Vince - You may have a problem with the distributor cap, or the carbon brush in the top center of the cap may have fallen out. Remove the high tension coil wire from the distributor and crank the engine and see if you have spark at that wire. If you don't, then you have a problem with the coil or the wiring. If you do have spark, then you are loosing it in the distributor cap or rotor.
Cheers,
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1966 MGB
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