rick_ingram
Yoda
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Having driven the 1969 MGC to shows, rallyes, etc, since 1999...I put the 1978 MGB into storage at that time...Kind of forgot about her.
Last night I looked at her...and decided to wake her up.
Put in a new battery...pulled the coil wire...shot some oil into the cylinders...spun the starter.
Fuel pump worked immediately...oil pressure gained almost immediately.
This car has a points distributor, NOT an electronic ignition.
Put the coil wire back on and spun her over again....no fire.
Gave her a shot of starting fluid....no fire.
Pulled the coil wire from the distributor and held it near the block, spun the starter...no spark.
Checked coil for voltage...almost 13v on the ignition side.
Checked the black/white leads to the distributor for resistance...wires good.
Pulled the distributor cap and spun the engine (with the coil wire reattached) - no spark.
Put in a new coil...no difference.
Checked the points for resistance...no resistance when they are open OR closed...so the problem appears to lie within the distributor.
There is voltage from the coil to the distributor.
There is no spark when the points open.
So...I'm taking the MGC to the Champagne British Car Festival tomorrow....
Tomorrow upon my return home, I'll change the points and see if that remedies anything...but if it does NOT...where should I look? Can a condensor go bad just sitting in storage?
Last night I looked at her...and decided to wake her up.
Put in a new battery...pulled the coil wire...shot some oil into the cylinders...spun the starter.
Fuel pump worked immediately...oil pressure gained almost immediately.
This car has a points distributor, NOT an electronic ignition.
Put the coil wire back on and spun her over again....no fire.
Gave her a shot of starting fluid....no fire.
Pulled the coil wire from the distributor and held it near the block, spun the starter...no spark.
Checked coil for voltage...almost 13v on the ignition side.
Checked the black/white leads to the distributor for resistance...wires good.
Pulled the distributor cap and spun the engine (with the coil wire reattached) - no spark.
Put in a new coil...no difference.
Checked the points for resistance...no resistance when they are open OR closed...so the problem appears to lie within the distributor.
There is voltage from the coil to the distributor.
There is no spark when the points open.
So...I'm taking the MGC to the Champagne British Car Festival tomorrow....
Tomorrow upon my return home, I'll change the points and see if that remedies anything...but if it does NOT...where should I look? Can a condensor go bad just sitting in storage?