Oh LBC gurus -- help please, as this one has me baffled! '80 TR8 dual Stromberg car that when I got it had spark, bad fuel pump and dying starter. Would run on starting fluid. I put in a new fuel pump and starter and now has no spark. Figuring I toasted the Lucas Opus distributor, I just installed a Pertronix Ignitor II and new Flamethrower .3 ohm coil. Still no spark.
Same condition with the Pertronix as with the Opus: tried getting an arc off the coil lead to the dizzy to the engine, but nothing. Won't run on starter fluid.
I ran a jumper from the fuse box to the coil to get full 12V, so I've bypassed the ballast resistor. Went Ignitor red and black to + and -, and then jumper to + and even tried a jumper ground from the - to the unibody. I know there's power, because my test light goes on. (Unfortunately, I caught my multi-tester lead in the engine bay and broke the wire, so I have to grab my other one from home.) Tach wire isn't hooked up yet, but that shouldn't matter. I've been looking at the wiring diagram and still can't figure out the issue.
I also had to replace the starter switch, as it was destroyed when I got the car in the summer. Still, if I have the starter cranking and power to the coil, shouldn't it be firing???
Any ideas?
Same condition with the Pertronix as with the Opus: tried getting an arc off the coil lead to the dizzy to the engine, but nothing. Won't run on starter fluid.
I ran a jumper from the fuse box to the coil to get full 12V, so I've bypassed the ballast resistor. Went Ignitor red and black to + and -, and then jumper to + and even tried a jumper ground from the - to the unibody. I know there's power, because my test light goes on. (Unfortunately, I caught my multi-tester lead in the engine bay and broke the wire, so I have to grab my other one from home.) Tach wire isn't hooked up yet, but that shouldn't matter. I've been looking at the wiring diagram and still can't figure out the issue.
I also had to replace the starter switch, as it was destroyed when I got the car in the summer. Still, if I have the starter cranking and power to the coil, shouldn't it be firing???
Any ideas?